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BBC bosses buckle and change Strictly schedule

It seems the BBC bosses have finally buckled under the pressure and changed Strictly Come Dancing’s time slot to 6:50pm to 8:45pm, thereby reducing the X Factor overlap to 45 minutes. The dance programme will move to an earlier slot from Saturday October 31 when the overlap will be 45 minutes with X Factor, which [...]

BBC Radio Leeds Chat and Fun!

Hello Superfans! I’ve just got back from the BBC Radio Leeds studio and I have such a great time on the Graham Liver show this morning. We had lots to talk about what with the “Anton Debate” and I made my opinins known; that it was ignorant and wrong and the BBC have got double [...]

Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke is a ‘dead man dancing’ as BBC insider says series could be his last

Source: dailymail.co.uk Shamed Strictly Come Dancing professional Anton Du Beke’s racist remark may signal the end of his onscreen dance career, it has been claimed. A BBC source said Du Beke, 43, is a ‘dead man dancing’, and added that he may not return to the show for another series after pressure mounted for the [...]

As the Alesha Debate rages on, is it just a “storm in a teacup”?

As I was going about my business this week, getting fully involved and a little enraged about the Alesha Debate surrounding Strictly, I got a text from my Mum which gave me a little perspective…. “What a storm in a teacup!” she wrote. And having thought about it I have to agree with her. She’s [...]

BBC memo banned Strictly stars from speaking out over decision to replace Arlene Phillips

Source: dailymail.co.uk The stars of Strictly Come Dancing have been banned from speaking out over the Alesha Dixon row. BBC bosses sent out a secret memo to all celebrities, judges and dancers on the show telling them how to answer questions about 30-year-old Dixon replacing former judge Arlene Phillips, 66. The briefing document, told them [...]

I’m on BBC Radio Leeds tomorrow morning!

Hello Superfans! Today is the day and I’m sure you are all clock-watching like me… ten hours to go! In other exciting news I’ve been asked to be on BBC Radio Leeds on their Saturday morning show with Graham Liver to do an interview about my blog and all things Strictly! I’ll also be showing [...]