Strictly For Commitment-Phobes

A Strictly mini-tournament with celebrities who cannot commit to a full Autumn could be on the cards for this Christmas.

According to The Mirror, plans are afoot to revamp the Christmas special into a condensed version of the show filmed over two weeks, designed to attract a high calibre of celebrity who are unwilling or unable to take part in the main show.

A source told the paper: "A one-off Christmas tournament gives celebs the chance to taste a bit of Strictly glamour without committing to the full run. We're hopeful that big names who don't have the time or the energy to work on a series might have two weeks. Their families can see them strutting their stuff on Christmas Day."

Sounds like a fabulous idea. I'm sure Madeley is beside himself and already telling producers how much he'd like to take part. I really hope he doesn't appear. He's had to turn down Strictly sooooo many times, because he's soooooo busy doing other things, blah, blah, blah, don't you know.

I do like this idea, but I would like it only to be offered to celebrities whose other work genuinely stops them from doing the main series.