In an interview yesterday Strictly Dance Fever judge Arlene Phillips slated some of the wannabes that auditioned for this series of the competition.

She said “There’s nothing bad about doing the show… except some of the sights we see.

“I can’t tell you the number of people who really feel the show is their only chance to be a dancer and yet who are so far away from being one.

“I wonder how they can be so blind. What do they think they are actually watching when they see dancers on stage or on TV?

“What’s really remarkable is the number of people who put music on and then dance to something completely different.

“It bears no relation to the music they are playing. They could have a dentist / drill going on there. It doesn’t add up.

“And if I see one more girl wearing baggy khaki trousers with blonde streaks in her hair who claims to be a ’street dancer’ I’ll scream. I don’t try to be nasty but when you’ve been working since 7am by the time you’ve seen the 67th person you tell the truth.”