Exciting times for Strictly fans this weekend with the introduction of legendary ballerina, Darcey Bussell, as the fifth judge and Bette Midler as the musical guest.Darcey Bussell, the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal ballerina, will have a critical say in the outcome of one of the closest contests in the show’s history and believes that the show has had a truly positive effect.
“It’s brilliant,” she says. “It has got people who perhaps didn’t believe they had an interest in dance to go out and try it. They can appreciate that everybody can improve and when people see others having fun they want to get up and join in.”
American singer, actress and comedienne, Bette Midler, who will be returning to the show to sing ‘The Rose’, says: "I had such a great time last year, that I'm coming back to Strictly again this week. I was shocked that Bruce showed that clip (Bruce Forsyth’s Big Night where Bette performed ‘Leader of the Pack’) of the two of us from 31 years ago ... shocked that neither of us has changed one bit!"
In other Strictly news, there's a chance to win tickets for the Live Tour at the MEN Arena; Alesha is pleased that the furore over her appointment to the judging panel has died down; news of another short break featuring the Pro dancers; Ballroom dancing can be bad for you! But only if you're divvy enough to not treat it like any other physical exercise!
And as if that isn’t enough, the show will take on a new format for the quarter-finals with the main show at 6.40pm and a results show at 9.40pm. - Don't forget you can get all the up-to-date gossip on Strictly Come Dancing’s sister show It Takes Two, weekdays at 6.30pm on BBC Two. - For more information and gossip, visit bbc.co.uk/strictly or follow us on Twitter: @bbcstrictly and Facebook.
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