Originally Posted by Servalan:
“I think Alesha certainly had ambitions beyond Strictly and probably viewed it as a means to an end. The BBC were all over her as a non-white primetime entertainment face and she let them lavish her with attention (and money ...). But there's obviously been a thing between her and Cowell - she didn't praise TXF over SCD for nothing. She probably thinks he's her passport to Hollywood, or something ... For her sake, I hope she's a bit more clued-up, because Cowell clearly has no loyalties to anything other than his bank balance.
I didn't see her on Alan Carr but if she behaved in the way you say, it's obvious the deal was set up well before SCD finished. Indeed, given her appalling scoring this year (ten, ten and ... yes, another ten
), I would wager Cowell approached mid-series, when TXF incurred a lot of bad publicity and Strictly's ratings went from strength to strength. All of which matter more to him than Alesha herself.
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“I think Alesha certainly had ambitions beyond Strictly and probably viewed it as a means to an end. The BBC were all over her as a non-white primetime entertainment face and she let them lavish her with attention (and money ...). But there's obviously been a thing between her and Cowell - she didn't praise TXF over SCD for nothing. She probably thinks he's her passport to Hollywood, or something ... For her sake, I hope she's a bit more clued-up, because Cowell clearly has no loyalties to anything other than his bank balance.
I didn't see her on Alan Carr but if she behaved in the way you say, it's obvious the deal was set up well before SCD finished. Indeed, given her appalling scoring this year (ten, ten and ... yes, another ten
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It will be interesting to see how long he keeps her for. Also Alesha Dixon must be the most in demand celeb for Cowell and Strictly to have fought over her.



