Arlene Phillips says the 'Strictly Come Dancing' star judges "go on far too long" when they are critiquing the contestants.
Arlene Phillips says the current crop of Strictly judges 'go on too long'
The 80-year-old former dancer was a judge on the BBC show between 2004 and 2009 and she's now weighed in on the current crop of experts on the panel - Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood - insisting they spend too long giving their verdicts on the performances.
She told OK! magazine: "The one thing about 'Strictly' that I don’t really enjoy any more is the segment with the judges’ comment. I think they go on far too long. I usually just fast-forward those bits."
However, Arlene is adamant she's a big fan of newest just Anton, adding: "I do think Anton has made a great addition to the show, he was always made to be a judge. It’s his likeability."
She also revealed she's still good friends with Craig and Bruno. She explained: "I still catch up with Craig and Bruno when I can. I’ve known Bruno more than half of my life.
"We met in the late 70s and have been really close friends ever since. And I’d love to see Craig more but he lives quite far away, but we message each other all the time."
It comes after Arlene admitted she had a strong bond with some of her former co-stars but actually couldn't "stand" others.
Speaking on ‘BBC Breakfast', she said: "Yeah, you form a bond with some, you actually can’t stand others but you know that’s life but you do form a bond and obviously I miss being a part of that crazy, crazy life. "
The former 'I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!' contestant made the remark while talking about the show's “beautiful” tribute to former judge Len Goodman - who died this year aged 78 after being diagnosed with bone cancer.
She said: "Oh my gosh, I thought the tribute was beautiful and I'm also so pleased that on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ in America, they’re going to do a massive tribute to him too. "It was such a loss, and it was so sudden for many of us because only a few people knew, Bruno knew, but few people actually knew. It was a real shock, particularly as Len and I, we were there at the pilot. "We made the pilot and it was wonderfully, brilliantly chaotic, and Len and I spent many hours trying to form what the show would be and we were the bodies that were lucky enough to do that."
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