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Darcey Bussell replacing Alesha
jake lyle
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[news]Darcey Bussell replaces Alesha Dixon on Strictly Come Dancing panel[/news]
According to The Sun.
It's on tomorrows Front page.http://twitpic.com/9dho4u
It's been tweeted by their Tv editor too, so its very likely to be true.
According to The Sun.
It's on tomorrows Front page.http://twitpic.com/9dho4u
It's been tweeted by their Tv editor too, so its very likely to be true.
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For what reasons ?
Not my outrage !! Although I thought she was very bland as a guest judge so I am suprised by the choice to be honest. I mean the outrage from the Karen Hardy for judge brigade
Didnt think she was a good judge the first time and I doubt she could be any different. While someone with technical knowledge would be appreciated, she is not interesting and at the end of the day whether people like it or not thats what makes good TV.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/strictly_come_dancing/4277445/Ballet-star-Darcey-Bussell-joins-Strictly-Come-Dancing.html
I'm not sure what to make of it TBH - I like Darcey but she didn't leave a huge impression on me as a judge - it was reported in another article that apparently Craig wanted her on the panel - so perhaps that influenced the producers too.
I'd also think that if Darcey had replaced Arlene in the first place, she wouldn't have had nearly the same backlash as either she is now, or Alesha did then. She may also grow into the role like/better than Alesha did.
How long will she stay though? Reported big pay check by the Beeb, but if she's having to relocate from Australia, is she a short term fix to a long term hole left by Alesha?
because she was crap, basically. She was an awful guest judge a couple of years ago - said absolutely nothing interesting or useful and seems to know absolutely nothing about ballroom or Latin. At least Alesha had actually been on the show and knew a bit...in fact I'd go as far as to say that Alesha was a much better judge than Darcey.
Of all the great dancers the BBC had to choose from, they had to go for someone completely irrelevant to the show :rolleyes: I'd much prefer it to be Karen Hardy even though she also annoys me immensely!
Hands round popcorn........and waits
Of the panel quite dramatically
If nothing else, I think that's a fair assumption.
Although Darcey didn't make a great impression in 2009, I didn't rate Alesha at all so she doesn't have to do much to constitute an improvement from my POV.
She didn't fill in for Craig, she was taken on as a 5th judge for the last couple of shows - for some completely unknown reason as she brought nothing to the judging panel.
I love her as a dancer, but I'm not sure about her as a judge. If she's as bland as the last time, it won't be a success but if she's a permanent replacement then maybe she'll start to make some actual criticisms rather than saying everyone was wonderful. At least she has a professional dance/performance background even if it's not in ballroom/latin.
However, I won't actually believe it until there's an official press release from the BBC which, as far as I'm aware, there hasn't been yet. I haven't seen any information about who the new Executive Producer is going to be either and I thought they would have a say in who gets appointed to the judging panel.
Well surely she is too tall to sit next to Bruno for starters?
Darcey Bussell will join scd as a judge later this yr
However I have a feeling that all is not lost... because if you remember last time she did insist on having a go and did that dance with Ian, so its possible that she will spend the next 6 months getting a good knowledge of everything she will have to look for .
My main comment is AT LEAST IT'S NOT KAREN..... :eek:
We have to be thankful for small mercies... :rolleyes:
I guess Karen wasn't chosen because she is too gushy, opinionated and loud.....and we already have those qualities on the judging panel
It probably takes some time for a new judge to settle in so she should be given time but better than having Hardy.
I think Alesha was always popular with the viewers which is why Simon Cowell paid her so much to move to his programme, just a very vocal minority have their own favourites and will not accept anyone else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/darcey-bussell-strictly-.html
Still no word on the new Executive Producer though.
Alesha is quite tall though, isn't she? And she was okay sitting next to Bruno. If you sit behind the judges when they do the show, you can see the number of cushions some of them sit on lol.