Arlene Returns! [For Strictly Tour]

Arlene Phillips is to return to Strictly Come Dancing, but only if you have tickets for next year's arena tour. Arlene will be sitting on the judging panel when the Strictly tour hits the road in January.

The Mirror reports that is is unclear at the moment if Alesha will have any involement with the tour in another capacity.

A source told the paper: "Arlene can't wait to get stuck in again. She is looking forward to picking up where she left off and providing her expert opinion on the roadshow. Despite all she's been through at the hands of the producers her love for the show is still strong and she jumped at the chance of being involved once again."

Once again, I have to praise Arlene's dignity through this whole thing. Despite the way she has been treated, she is still involved in the show and seems to have no bitterness about it. She's a bigger woman than I would be. I commmend her wholeheartledly.