Arlene Philips reflected on losing close friend Len Goodman with whom she worked on Strictly Come Dancing, a year after his passing during an appearance on Loose Women.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] Arlene Phillips has finally 'accepted' her controversial axing from Strictly Come Dancing as a judge - but has insisted she will never 'forgive' BBC bosses.
Speaking to The Mirror of how she feels about the axing 15 years later, Arlene said: 'Accepted but not forgiven. Arlene claimed in April that the BBC 'never apologised' or gave her a reason for why she was axed from Strictly Come Dancing. 'I actually feel even to this day, I wish it had been discussed. I wish that they had come to me and said,"We're not going to keep you on", and what the reasons were, and then I could adjust myself to it.'
Speaking on Wednesday's episode of Elizabeth Day's How to Fail podcast, Arlene has now claimed that she was never even given a reason for being 'uninvited to return' She said: 'Certainly when Strictly began, I was positioned in this role of being the"Harsh, only allowed to wear black jackets" kind of judge.
Last month, Arlene paid tribute to her friend and fellow Strictly judge Len one year after his death during an appearance on Loose Women In March, Arlene slammed the BBC as she revealed that she found out she had been dropped from her role as judge when a journalist called her.
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