Sophie Ellis-Bextor accuses Strictly bosses of labelling her ‘unsexy’ when she took part in BBC show
SHE has been vocal about the indifferent treatment she says she received on Strictly – and now Sophie Ellis-Bextor has dropped another bit of a bombshell.
The singer, who was partnered with Brendan Cole on the BBC1 dance contest in 2013, says some of the expectations placed on her were rather harsh.
On the What If podcast, Sophie said: “You’ve been trying really hard so if they say, ‘Oh, that wasn’t very sexy’, well, was I being me?
“Or do I push it further? And if I do that, can I then go back to how I normally am?
“You know, there’s all these edges of yourself and how you present yourself. So once you put yourself in the hands of other people, it’s just about making sure you sleep well at night at the end of it, I guess.”
Sounds like it was murder on that dancefloor . . .
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AMANDA’S CARR RIDE
BRITAIN’S Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is working on a show with her old mucker Alan Carr.
Amanda who returns to screens on BGT next month, revealed the project on Instagram.
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A TV insider said: “Amanda and Alan have been friends for a long time.
“Since they appeared on ITV’s DNA Journey together a year ago, many people talked about their hilarious chemistry. There has been a huge demand for them to work together again.
“Amanda has turned down various projects over the last six months in favour of writing their own show, and they are both thrilled it was snapped up and commissioned this week.
“The channel, rumoured to be BBC, saw an opportunity they couldn’t miss.”
LOT TO LYCRA
STRONG men and women in Lycra brandishing huge cotton buds – Gladiators was TV gold.
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Now Ninja Warrior UK bosses are adding similar new beefcakes to the ITV hit’s next series, which also has a “bigger, faster, harder” assault course.
Rochelle Humes, Ben Shephard and Chris Kamara are back as hosts – it sounds so good, I might apply.