Strictly Come Dancing: I’d love Arlene back, says Craig Revel Horwood… and that ageism row was probably a BBC ploy

Source: Daily Mail
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has backed ousted colleague Arlene Phillips to return to the show.
And the opinionated Australian even suggested that 66-year-old Phillips’s controversial sacking earlier this year may have been a deliberate BBC publicity stunt.
Revel Horwood claimed Corporation bosses knew that substituting Phillips with pop singer Alesha Dixon, 31, [...]

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An emotional Natalie Cassidy and Vincent Simone were voted off Strictly Come Dancing tonight and were in the dance-off with Ricky and Natalie.
Natalie, who is a self-confessed superfan of the show, wept along with Vincent just after they had been knocked out.

All four judges and the crowd gave them a huge standing ovation; the likes [...]

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Fat Sam’s Grand Slam…Speak Easy. Ooops sory I thought I was in Bugsy Malone for a minute there.
Week 11 saw all five couples get into the charleston or rock ‘n’ roll move with some great results. Not sure why BBC decided to shake the show up and have two completely new dances, but hey, it [...]

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The show seemed to fly by! Here are all the scores including scores out of 10 for the competitive Viennese Waltz.
Ali and Brian, Charleston – 37
Chris and Ola, Charleston – 34
Ricky and Natalie, Rock n Roll – 31
Laila and Anton, Charleston – 31
Natalie and Vincent, Rock n Roll – 26
Group Viennese Waltz Marks out 10
Ali [...]

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Both Laila and Anton are really enjoying the Charleston; Laila even said she thinks the dance was made for Anton
Vincent has been struggling with the acrobatic moves in his and Natalie’s Rock and Roll – in particular roly-polies!
There is one part of the Charleston dance where Chrishas to peck like a chicken – this has [...]

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Nelly Furtado and James Morrison will be performing ‘Broken Strings’ on Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow.
It’s a real exclusive, as they have never performed this song together on television before.
Irish dancers Riverdance will also be performing on the show.
Tune in to Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One and BBC HD on Saturday 28th November from 6:50pm

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Strictly Come Dancing favourite Ricky Whittle’s night went from bad to worse after he bumped into his ex-girlfriend Carley Stenson before being arrested.
The actor, 28, was taken into custody in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of assaulting a paparazzo.
The incident took place as Whittle left the Parr Street Studios in Liverpool city [...]

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Revealed on It Take’s Two tonight was the news that for the first time ever on Strictly there will be a competition-style Vienesse Waltz!
All five remaining couples will take to the dancefloor at the same time and perform a Vienesse Waltz that they will be judged on and allocated points by the judges.
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After watching It Take’s Two tonight it looks like Ali & Brian WILL be performing this Saturday. Ali suffered an injury in training on Monday.
However their VT showed rehearsals were back on and Ali was very excited about doing the Charleston!
Also dancing the charleston this week is Chris and Ola and Laila and Anton.
Dancing the [...]

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The Bill actress Ali Bastian has become the latest contestant to be hit with the Strictly Come Dancing injury jinx.
One of the favourites to win the series, Miss Bastian injured her foot on Monday in rehearsal and is now fighting to get fit for Saturday’s show.
Appearing on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two yesterday, her [...]

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This Saturday the five, yes five, remaining couples will be dancing two new dances never before performed on Strictly Come Dancing.
The charleston or the rock ‘n’ roll!

Ali & Brian- Charleston
Chris & Ola – Rock ‘n’ Roll
Laila & Anton – Charleston
Natlaie & Vincent – Rock ‘n’ Roll
Ricky W & Natalie – Rock ‘n’ Roll

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