Might be a sensible move on Alesha's part - those arguing Strictly is more loyal than Cowell might want to ask Arlene, or Ian, or Matthew, or Darren, or Lilia, or Brian, or Hayley, or Jared... - with Simon back on the panels the press are probably going to be back onside with his programmes this year, and will push them back up to better ratings again. He's also got a very good track record of pushing women of mediocre talents (Cheryl, Dannii, Tulisa, Amanda ****ing Holden) to national celebrity and success via promoting them on his shows as judges. The only real disaster stories for female judges from his shows are Kelly Brook, and possibly Kelly Rowland, who was dreadful on a level that Alesha can only imagine.