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Strictly biog for MOM

07.03.08 Anna Richardson

Michael O'Mara Books will publish the autobiography of Craig Revel Horwood, the choreographer and judge from the BBC1 show "Strictly Come Dancing".

All Balls and Glitter follows Revel Horwood from when he left his small-town home in Australia to embark on a career as a song-and-dance man in Europe. It includes private photographs and anecdotes on working with the likes of Judi Dench and Julie Andrews on shows including "Cats" and "West Side Story".

The deal for world rights was brokered with his agent Gavin Barker by commissioning editor Kate Gribble, who said: "Not only is [Craig] ­hugely marketable because of his 'Strictly' appeal, but he also has an incredible tale to tell, with his trademark honesty and acerbic humour.

"It is 'Strictly' that has brought him to major public prominence, however," she adds. "And its secrets will be spilled unsparingly—both onstage shenanigans and breathtaking backstage gossip."

Publication in September (h/b, £18.99) is set to coincide with the sixth series of "Strictly Come Dancing", which attracted more than 12 million viewers for the final last year.

Other "Strictly" titles lined up for this autumn include fellow judge Len Goodman's autobiography from Ebury.

   

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