Yesterday sources reported that the BBC were considering reinstating Strictly judge Arlene Phillips, after they received more than a thousand complaints about her sacking.

However the BBC spoke out today denying these claims and playing the whole saga down, saying that the complaints are slwoign down each day.

A BBC spokeswoman told the Daily Express: “Yes, there have been complaints, but this large number has accumulated slowly since the official announcement about Arlene was made. And complaints have recently started to slow down, in fact.”