Strictly Mum Dancing

You approach a celebrity. He says no. You ask his girlfriend. She also says no. Who's next? His mum.

That is reportedly the approach Strictly bosses are taking with tennis player Andy Murray, who are thinking of asking Andy's mum Judy to participate.

TellyMix.co.uk reports that a source told The Sun On Sunday: “Judy would be great. It’s wonderful that she’s such a fan. Kim has declined in the past. We would love a Murray in some form.”

Former tennis player Andrew Castle, who competed himself in series 6 of Strictly Come Dancing, told the paper: "She’s a huge Strictly nut and would love to do the show. I reckon she’d surprise people. I’m sure she’s got the moves. Andy would be supportive but might be embarrassed and have to watch through his fingers."

Helen Flanagan For Strictly?

BBC bosses are reportedly keen on signing former Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan for Strictly in 2014.

The Daily Mirror reports that a source told The Sun On Sunday: "Strictly needs some glamour for the next series and Helen has it by the bucketful. She was a huge success on I'm A Celebrity... and there is no doubt that she will pull in lots of viewers if the BBC do manage to get her signed up. There are talks going on at the moment and fees are being discussed."

Joey Essex Would Like To Break-Dance On Strictly

The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex would consider doing Strictly, but would rather do something like break-dancing.

Female First reports that her told The Sun: "I love to dance but I want to do more cool dancing. Maybe I should go on it and mix it up and do a bit of break-dancing. I've never watched it that much, but I've seen it. I think I could easily pull off one of their outfits. They're the ones with the diamonds, aren't they? I'd look sick in that."

Strictly To Receive BAFTA Award

Strictly Come Dancing is to be awarded a special BAFTA award at the Academy's craft awards ceremony next month.

The award recognises Strictly's outstanding creative and technical achievements.

Strictly's series director Nikki Parsons told BBC News: "We have extremely talented and creative people at every level on the team, working hard to deliver the highest quality of live television each week and I am very proud to be a part of it. Everyone gives 110% to give the show the highest possible production values throughout every series, so it is an honour for us to be recognised for our contribution to the huge success of Strictly over the last 10 years."

BAFTA chairman Andrew Newman said: "This award is to honour those craft people who bring a show that entertains millions each week to life. The team of talented individuals across many departments such as lighting, costume, cameras, hair and make-up, music, direction and editing - to name a few - are directly responsible for the format's success and we congratulate everyone involved."

Sophie Ellis Bextor: Strictly Was "Completely Terrifying"

Sophie Ellis Bextor has revealed that Strictly was the scariest thing she has done in her career, and now puts other things into perspective.

She told the Sunday Express: “It was completely terrifying – easily the scariest thing I've ever done. I never got to the point where I thought, ‘OK, I can do this,’ but I loved learning a new dance each week. The thrill of starting something on a Monday and performing it live on a Saturday was insane. You were on a permanent high, running on all this adrenaline. Anything I've done subsequently I think, ‘I can’t get nervous about this when I've had to do a paso doble on a live show.’”

Titchmarsh Still Too Busy For Strictly

In 2007, Alan Titchmarsh said he was too busy for Strictly.

In 2014, he's still turning it down. He told the Daily Express: "You should see what I turn down. They keep asking me to do Strictly and I would love to - I can move and I'd have expert coaching, being married to a dancer, but I just haven't the time. If the TV work all dried up tomorrow I could hardly complain. I would still garden and still write. As long as I can lift a pen I'll never retire."

Why do so many celebrities brag about turning it down? Either do it, or don't.

Sir Bruce In Talks Over Strictly Future

Sir Bruce Forsyth is meeting with BBC bosses next month to discuss his future with Strictly.

Controller of BBC One, Charlotte Moore, indicated that perhaps the BBC might go another way. She told the Daily Mirror: “He is not young and has missed a couple of programmes. So it is really important to have that conversation... Strictly is a phenomenon of British television and very robust. But it isn’t about one presenter."

Sounds to me like the BBC equavalent of "we need to talk".

But a BBC insider indicated that this is normal procedure: “Every year about this time we speak to Bruce about the following year and his contract. This is nothing new.”