Do think Alesha will come back next year to be on the panel? Or will she leave after this year do you think?
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Do think Alesha will come back next year to be on the panel? Or will she leave after this year do you think?
There were a lot of bun fights when Cheryl Cole first took over from Sharon Osbourne on the X Factor, a lot of people did not like her at first, now she is back for the second year after mentoring the winner and people seem to like her now. The same might happen to Alesha. :)
BBC bosses were risking another backlash from viewers last night - after making Strictly Come Dancing more than TWO HOURS long.
The Beeb has already come under fire after moving the show's start time to clash directly with ITV1's big hit The X Factor on Saturday nights.
Strictly - hosted by Bruce Forsyth - will run from 7pm to 9.15pm to feature dances by 14 couples in its third-round show. The X Factor starts at 8pm and finishes at the same time.
The marathon Strictly show on October 3 is one of at least two 2ΒΌ-hour editions planned.
And a spokesman said last night: "Strictly's start time will vary slightly according to the length of the show - which changes from week to week."
Producers have already been criticised for replacing judge Arlene Phillips, 66, with former show winner Alesha Dixon, 30.
And the latest move will anger licence-fee payers - who blasted Beeb bosses after the clash was first revealed.
One fan said: "The BBC needs to stop being so petty."
The X Factor boss Simon Cowell - writing in The Sun last Saturday - also urged the BBC to resolve the row.
But last night programming chief Jana Bennett insisted the channel will NOT budge.
She said it had to have "the best line-up on a Saturday", which meant "keeping Strictly at the heart of the schedule". Her words came despite BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons telling the channel not to fight ITV for viewers but focus "on the quality of programmes".
He also pointed out that last Saturday's The X Factor had two million more viewers than Strictly. He said: "Viewers were asked to make a choice. It did not go in favour of the BBC."
But he is unlikely to meddle with the scheduling. A spokeswoman said: "Scheduling individual programmes is a matter for the executive not the trust."
BBC insiders last night insisted The X Factor should change its slot. They said shows such as the National Lottery and Match of the Day made it impossible to move Strictly.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cing-show.html
Strictly Come Dancing is at the centre of a race row after it was claimed actress Laila Rouass was called a "Paki" by her professional partner.
Anton Du Beke used the insult a fortnight ago after the former Footballers' Wives star had a spray tan, the News of the World has claimed.
He has now admitted the term was used "in jest", but denied he was a racist and apologised for "any offence".
Du Beke said: "I must say immediately and categorically that I am not a racist and that I do not use racist language.
"During the course of rehearsals Laila and I have exchanged a great deal of banter entirely in jest, and two weeks ago there was an occasion when this term was used between the two of us.
"There was no racist intent whatsoever but I accept that it is a term which causes offence and I regret my use of it, which was done without thought or consideration of how others would react. I apologise unreservedly for any offence my actions might have caused."
Rouass, who has an Indian mother and Moroccan father, has since accepted Du Beke's apology.
She said: "It was a situation which happened that we have moved on from and I accept his apology. I'm really enjoying the show and dancing with Anton and hope we can go as far as possible in the competition."
A spokesman for the BBC said: "The BBC does not condone offensive language in the workplace."
Details of the incident, which saw Rouass walk away from the situation, were revealed as Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding became the third celebrity to be voted off the show.
im wtching it on BBC Iplayer now, its great means i can skip all the boring parts, i really dont like Calzaghe! He has got to go soon, but looks like he is popular.
I like Chris Hollins, i think he is so sweet.
Joe is going to cause an upset just like John Sergent and Kate Garraway did. THe worst dancers are Joe, Chris Kelly and Jo Wood bless her I love Brendan as well but Jo is no Kelly Brooke or Lisa Snowdon but she has shown some improvemecent unlike Chris and Joe. However Joe has a massive fan base and bI feel that Jade Johnstone or Zoe Lucker may fall before he does, which would be bang out of order. In the early series of SCD I did not warm to Ian Waite and James Jordan but over the last couple of years. It would not be fair if they're celebrity partners went out of the competition before Joe and Chris but I think they will.
The BBC has denied that there were any problems with the Strictly Come Dancing phone lines on Saturday's live show.
Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding became the third celebrity to exit the reality series after losing out in the dance-off to veteran actress Lynda Bellingham.
However, fans of Wilding have claimed that they were unable to vote for their favoured celebrity due to jammed phone lines.
"Sorry for so many of you who say you tried to vote and couldn't get through," wrote Wilding on Twitter. "Maybe you would have saved me."
A BBC spokesperson commented: "The phone lines are carefully monitored on the night and independently verified. There no reported problems with lines for any of the contestants."
Wilding and his professional partner Aliona Vilani were voted in the bottom two for the second time in the series after scoring only 21 points. Judge Craig Revel Horwood described Wilding as dancing like an "orangutan".
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...-problems.html
Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke and Laila Rouass have revealed that they are developing a ballroom dancing movie.
The duo, who scored 30 points for their Quick-step on Saturday's live show, joked that they would play the romantic leads in the film project.
"We have decided to write a script for a ballroom dance-off, where these kids - the Brick Lane massive and the Peckham massive - they are going to have a ballroom dance-off," Rouass told DS.
"Anton will play the lead and he'll teach them the rules of the ballroom. It's going to be a number one hit! It will be wicked."
"What role are you going to be?" asked Du Beke. The Footballers' Wives star replied: "I will be another teacher. I will be the love interest!"
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictly...nce-movie.html
That is interesting because I heard on the radio today that Du Beke is supposed to get the sack from SCD because he called Laila Rouass a p**i
I hope they don't sack Anton as SCD wouldn't be the same without him. I don't think he say it maliciously his mouth went into gear before his brain did, and if Laila has forgiven him and they have moved on then that should be the end of it.
AMY Winehouse has confirmed she will appear on Strictly Come Dancing.
The troubled Rehab star will be a backing singer for her god-daughter Dionne Bromfield, 13, on next Saturday's show.
Dionne, who will make her TV debut on Strictly to belt out new track Mama Said, declared: "Amy and I both love Strictly.
"I watch it every Saturday, so it was brilliant to find out I'll be on TV for the first time singing on one of my favourite shows."
The Beeb's Mark Linsey said: "It will be extra special for viewers to see Dionne perform alongside Amy Winehouse."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...e-Dancing.html