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Strictly Come Dancing's Arlene Phillips has hit out at this year's finalists, saying none of them are as good as last year's winner Alesha Dixon.
The judge said that, despite being a good dancer, Rachel Stevens isn't a 'bubbly, bouncy girl' like Alesha and she accused bookies' favourite Tom Chambers of 'over-acting', reports The Sun.
Arlene said: "What's odd about Tom is, one would think, because he's an actor, he would know how to portray a dance.
"But we can see him acting the role and that's off-putting."
She added that Lisa Snowdon was the most likeable out of the final three but admitted that she would have preferred to see Austin Healey, who was voted out several weeks ago, win the series.
What do you think of Arlene's comments? Do you think this year's finalists match up to last year's winner Alesha? Let us know what you think...
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aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhggggggggghhhhh! the day i care what this woman's opinion is will the day i learn how to pull the trigger of a shot gun with my own toes. ban all serious media coverage of suppos'd judges opinions. in fact why are we as a british public not just turning these kinds of programs off and not giving these non-celebs the time of day. i want my uniquely funded bbc money to go toward serious programming.
Posted by: andypenf on Fri Dec 19 12:58PM | Report abuseHer remarks seem inconsistent , She says one thing in one interview , says something else in a newspaper.S@#$% the show or s@#$% the judges. This series has beed riddled with controversy.I was surprised to see that after each week , everything is unassembled and reassembled later in the week , so the studio can be used for other things. What a waste of time money and effort. This is one project the BBC could save money on by having a dedicated studio for the length of the series.Maybe its time for the BBC to have some external auditors to carry out work assessment and time management studies
Posted by: wl.hudson on Fri Dec 19 12:58PM | Report abuseRachel Stevens should be the winner - she is the best dancer out of the three.
Posted by: adeline.shillingford on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseArlean Philips, she did what exactly.. oh yes a little dance group called "Hot Gossip", and what a load of rubbish they were prancing around in baby doll pajamas !!!!!!!...
Posted by: sallypeter.sartin on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseGet Rid of Arlene
Posted by: strachan400 on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseI think that Alesha Dixon is the best and most accomplished celebrity to win "Strictly" with several of her dances coming close to professional standard, and she has such a lovely personality and down to earth attitude it is easy to understand why she was such a popular winner
Posted by: r.morris3 on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseI agree with Arlene, Tom can't take his eyes off the camera and appears to be saying "Look at Me."
Posted by: nineteen19 on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseOD
Posted by: rosandrt on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuserachel to win she is the best dancer by far.please everyone vote for her.
Posted by: kim_taylor43 on Fri Dec 19 12:59PM | Report abuseArlene should keep her comments to herself and not make comparisons to last year. These are new contestants who have never danced before and quite frankly they are all doing a brilliant job, they dont need these remarks adding to the pressure of the final.
Posted by: marje.gallie on Fri Dec 19 01:00PM | Report abuse