Very sorry to see you go, Alesha, but many thanks for three years of smiles, bling, often sensational dresses, amazing hairdos and some warm and forthright comments.
You will be missed by a good few armchair spectators. Who will now be the governess keeping order between the excitable Bruno and the pickled walnut-faced Len? That was as much part of the show as the dancing!

Loads and loads of contestants have welcomed and quoted your sensible and friendly comments, have listened to your technical tips,(even if immediately countersaid by Craig) and been glad to follow your tips ref performance.

So, good luck on Planet Zorn and in all your future endeavours, where you should be able to avoid all the cattiness about not knowing what you're talking about (well, does Simon Cowell?) And as SCD goes steadily down the drain with Old Father Time, 10-minute VTs before each dance, 20-minute trailers, 50 tonnes of crystals and tinsel for each show, the band reduced to saxophones and bongo drums and costumes made from recycled Regent Street Christmas lights, look back, smile with relief at what you've escaped, and run in the other direction like a bat out of hell.

Ah a nice thread for Alesha? Am I dreaming?
This thread will turn in another lets bash Alesha in ......
I will echo your sentiments OP.She is my second fav. contestant ever and I really like her as a judge and I wish her all the luck and success.

Good luck i say,

Nice comment Dorabella14. We at the Breppo mansion will also miss her. We don't get ITV over here, so it's a sad farewell to Alesha.

I will especially agree with the BIB.I still remember how Harry and Chelsee mentionned in Chris M. interview how she was so supportive of the contestants backstage and Im sure they were not the only one.

Good luck Alesha i will miss you & Bruno together, I know you will be great on Britians Got Talent

Indeed; when they were asked their best comment from a judge they both went for Alesha's - Harry chose her "you make ballroom dancing cool" comment and Chelsee chose her "you don't know how good you are" comment. And she was Pasha's choice for who he'd like to kiss under the mistletoe, but that may have been unrelated to her judging

I will miss her - her frocks, her fabulous hair, her double act with Bruno and her positive comments in a sea of negativity, but I won't miss all the rather tedious criticism of her on here especially regarding her vocabulary (often better than that of the person commenting). And I won't miss her random 10s

Despite her being my favourite ever contestant I wasn't a fan of hers in series 7, accepted her in series 8 and finally really liked her in series 9. And now she's off

I wish her the best of luck - she'll need it with Uncle Si!

Although I didn't think she was suited to judging SCD Alesha was an excellent contestant and was very good as a participant on the show, she was very good in interviews and looked as though she loved her time when she was dancing..

Her being a judge on SCD is a job. If I was asked to be part of a Simon Cowell show I'd be gone like a shot. I actually think BGT might suit her personality better, and I hope she does really well. Good luck to her!

Another good luck from me as well.......I can't understand why so many FM's feel the need to slate her so verhmently......anyway I hope she eventually finds herself on The XF panel.

So very true! Well said I wish her well too.

Good on you for starting this thread Dorabella, if you didn't I would have!
I will miss her on the panel. She's a warm, funny, cheerful and beautiful person. ( and she deserves a medal for spending 3 years sat between Len and Bruno )
I just hope she's treated better by the fans of BGT.
Good luck Alesha!

I think Alesha moving to BGT is a very good move, I've always thought she was a great judge- gave good general comments and was quick on her feet, however the problem was she didn't have enough dance/choreography experience to be a judge on this show. As BGT is more lighthearted I feel the show will be perfect for her.

Best of luck to her.

For me, she was infinitely more watchable than Len "It's acceptable to break the rules if I like you" Goodman and Bruno "If I constantly stand up and act eccentric I'll keep my job" Tonioli.

Quite agree with all of the above. I liked Alesha much more this series and she was my second favourite judge behind Craig. Ok - she was not perfect but she seems like a nice girl and I wish her all the best for the future.

Agree with everything above.

(PD - Nice to see you again old chum)

FINALLY we have a positive thread for Alesha!

While I don't think she was ever the best choice for a SCD judge I think she was a good balance in the panel and her comments had improved particularly in the last series (even if her marks were a little odd still) .... She looked fab, wore gorgeous dresses....and the celebs seemed to take to her which was the purpose of her role in the first place

I wish her well, and dread to think who we might have replacing her.

Agree with all the positives - and thanks Dora for opening the thread. I like Alesha and I think she will be missed... she was so much more fun than whats'ername (before her). Really sorry to see Alesha go - esp. as I never watch BGT.

I dread to think who may be her replacement . You never know we may see the occasional 'Bring back Alesha' thread appearing in the next couple of months. Stranger things have happened

We're a fickle lot us humans .

Lovely thread OP, thank you

Is Dorabella Terry's new name?

Get ready for constant flirting from Cowell and Alesha. bleh

I'm not convinced that Chelseeee recommending what you say is necessarily a good thing...

Won't go down well with Sinitta. Too similar in every way. She will see her off.

Is SInitta on the show?

By light-hearted do you mean complete rubbish?