http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictly...y-changes.html

This woman needs to stop jumping on every bandwagon going.


And in response to her own words: Fiona love, who really cares about you or what you think

Time to quit with the brownnosing love. It isn't doing anything for you career so give it up

Probably pissed cause Alisha has a job - where as she ...

She does have a point though. Alesha is in no way qualified to be a judge. Darcy is qualified to judge ballet, but not ballroom dancing. It's all a bit of a joke really.

I do see your point and at the moment im not sure myself what to make of it either. But with regards to not being qualified, its only a bit of fun the show, nothing serious, im sure none of the contestants are going to want to go on and become professionals in dancing. And also with the qualified judge thing, look at BGT, does Amanda Holden or Piers Morgan have the qualifications to judge every kind of talent

And with Alesha having been an ex-contestant, at least there is some on the panel who the contestants can empathise with. Although saying that they could have kept Arlene and still had Alesha too maybe

Fiona's being a bit quick to judge there considering GMTV improved two-fold once she got replaced.

The nice thing about Strictly was that all of the judges were qualified to judge. Getting rid of Arlene for someone younger and prettier strikes of ageism and sexism. I mean, it's not as if the male judges are young, buff things! Being an ex-contestant, I don't know how Alesha will be able to be objective (especially when she has to judge Matthew and his partner). Maybe it would be OK if she just commented (without scoring the performances).

who give's a toss what the woman thinks !!

I don't like the woman, but she does have a point in a way. Alesha is only on there because she has won previously and is somewhat liked by the public. I don't see what she can bring to the panel other than advice on how to cope with the experience week on week.

Cheryl Cole becoming an X-factor judge is in a way the same, she went through the process and so in a sense can identify with the contestants. Maybe the idea is to make the pannel younger?

If anyone should have gone it was the old bleating goat Len who just disagreed with the other judges to make him look good. Plus he was biased towards sportsmen and somewhat homophobic idiot. I haven't forgiven him for saying Colin was "airy-fairy".


I can see your point but I have to disagree because Cheryl has performed for several years in a successful girl band. Singing, dancing and performing is her main job, her experience and success in the entertainment industry should qualify her to judge on the X-Factor not that she appeared on the show. Alesha won the show but she is not a full time dancer, she doesn't currently dance ballroom/latin on a competitive basis. She isn't as involved in the dance community in the way that Cheryl is with the music business.

seems like theres big changes to this years show

I can see your point but I have to disagree because Cheryl has performed for several years in a successful girl band. Singing, dancing and performing is her main job, her experience and success in the entertainment industry should qualify her to judge on the X-Factor not that she appeared on the show. Alesha won the show but she is not a full time dancer, she doesn't currently dance ballroom/latin on a competitive basis. She isn't as involved in the dance community in the way that Cheryl is with the music business.[/quote]

Good point I hadn't looked at it like that. I think then it does seem a bit of a strange change.

I never knew about these changes until now.

She's right - it is a complete joke. Alesha will be afraid to be harsh to anyone and rate them highly most of the time. Darcy might be OK but like someone's already said, she's ballet.

Fiona Phillips is a sad old woman who thought the world revolved around her. I actually think she was under the impression GMTV would struggle and beg for her to come back. Out in the real world she has found no-one wants her so she will comment on any story going in a vain attempt to keep her name in the media.

We don't care, go away. Your 15 minutes of fame are up.

Its funny how people are just criticising her just because of who she is and not what shes saying. I don't particularly like the woman but she is spot on. She has a column, what is she supposed to write about without "jumping on the bandwagon"? And what bandwagon?! Hardly anyone, if anyone at all, has blasted Strictly yet!!

Fiona's right. I know it's fashionable to dislike her on this forum but she makes a very good point.

I can't stand Fiona Philips, she makes me cringe normally with whatever she comes out with, however my O/H is a SCD fan, so have the joy of having to watch it and for once totally agree with what the daft cow has to say.
There again, what's the point of having professional judges on, when you have the likes of Jon Sergeant being voted through to almost the final by the public.

I'm not keen on Fiona tbh but I'm not surprised she has spoken out like this, as the Alesha/Arlene thing would have just added fuel to her fire.

She has already said publicly with hindsight she shouldn't have left GMTV without having other work lined up because she has struggled to find work since leaving. Shame really, but she was pandered to at GMTV for a long time and now reality has obviously hit home.

She worded it far more eloquently than some have. As loathsome as she can be.

I like Fiona - she is educated and intelligent.

Like Alesha she comments on SCD from experience - so why should Alesha's opinions carry more weight than those of Fiona?

Can't she just explode somewhere quietly? Nobody cares about this old hag.

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Are you speaking on my behalf?

Fiona said she left GMTV to spend more time with her family especially her father who has alzeimers. So why would she line up work?
Now she is popping up everywhere. With respect has her father died or something?

No.

Nobody except Ignazio etc etc ...



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That's alright then.