The recently sacked Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has revealed in an interview on Radio 4 that she “can’t imagine” seeing someone taking her place on the Strictly judging panel.

She was ditched by the popular BBC show because bosses wanted to add “glamour” and bring in someone younger to attract more viewers, and it seems that Alesha Dixon – who won the show in 2007 – is set to take Arlene’s place.

66 year old Arlene said in the interview, “I’ve got so many other things. Life will go on.”

The decision to axe Arlene has angered many viewers, including Emmerdale’s Amanda Donohue who blasted Strictly bosses over it.

She told Fern Britton on This Morning that, “to remove a woman of her experience is insulting to the audience.”

What do you think? Were Strictly bosses right to oust Arlene in favour of a younger judge or would you have liked to see the judging line-up stay the same?