Len Goodman has revealed that the judges on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing will more than likely take a hefty pay cut.
Len assured viewers that he doesn’t mind working for less money but I bet Arlene Phillips is glad that she got out when she did.
“I think we’ll probably be asked to take a pay cut which I understand, we are in the middle of a recession,” Goodman told the BBC.
Emmerdale star Amanda Donohoe has blasted the BBC’s decision to sack veteran choreographer Arlene Phillips.
News leaked this week that Arlene is being replaced on the Strictly Come Dancing panel by former winner, Alesha Dixon.
Speaking on This Morning, Amanda said: “Why not add another judge, sure.
Apprentice candidate, Lorraine Tighe has admitted that she “looked horrific” whilst appearing on the TVshow.
Lorraine, who often looked like she needed a good old wash, says that she felt overshadowed by her fellow female competitors.
“I was alongside a group of particularly pretty girls… All the girls were slim, lovely and well turned out. Then there was me,” she told The News Of The World.
“Kate [Walsh] would go to bed every night in her makeup so she looked groomed the next day, and Debra [Barr] would wear £1,000 Armani dresses. I felt like I was trapped in a beauty pageant. I was way out of my depth.”
Sir Alan Sugar will be back for next years series of The Apprentice and his new role of Government adviser will “not compromise the BBC’s impartiality”, the BBC said.
Sir Alan said: “I am passionate about business and enterprise and that has always been my motivation for wanting to take on this role.
“I am glad that following detailed discussions, the BBC is satisfied that I will not be doing anything to affect its commitment to impartiality.”
The Sun has reported that Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has been sacked from the show.
66 year old Arlene, who had the worst one liners in the history of television, is said to have been replaced by former winner of the show, Alesha Dixon.
A show source said: “It’s nothing personal against Arlene — she’s been brilliant.
“But the bosses want to bring in younger viewers — the 16 to 34-year-olds that X Factor mops up.”
Lorraine Tighe has revealed that she wishes she had never appeared on BBC’s Apprentice TV show.
Lorraine said that her appearance on the show has upset her family and ruined her reputation.
She told the Lancashire Evening Post: “My family never signed up for a reality television show. They live in a small town in Ireland and from their point of view it has ruined their reputation there.
“If I had my chance again, there is no way I would do it again. The whole experience has been a very tough lesson for me to learn.”
Apprentice boss Sir Alan Sugar wanted to hire both show finalists this year according to Kate Walsh.
Kate lost the show to Yasmina last week but insists that Sir Alan wanted to hire her as well.
Walsh told The Sunday Mercury: “Sir Alan phoned to say on Friday what the outcome was. He said he tried to get the BBC to let him hire us both but he wasn’t allowed because of the format of the show.
The BBC have revealed that all contestants for Graham Norton’s new show ‘Totally Saturday’ are thoroughly vetted, to ensure they don’t have a Susan Boyle situation.
Susan had a very public breakdown after auditioning for ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, the incident made BBC bosses look again at their procedures for guests on their shows.
Totally Saturday sees Graham Norton playing pranks, Jeremy Beadle style on unsuspecting members of the public.
We recently wrote that Margaret Mountford was leaving The Apprentice and today is has been reported that soccer boss Karren Brady, is favourite to take over the role.
The Birmingham City managing director already participates on the show during the interview stage, when she vets the hopefuls and passes her findings back to sir Alan Sugar.
An insider told The Sun: “Karren is as astute as Margaret – but with added sex appeal.”
Tonight saw the final Apprentice of the year and boy was it a good one!
Kate Walsh and Yasmina Siadatan went head to head in a confectionery based task, where each woman was responsible for creating and launching their own range of chocolates.
Kate’s team came up with ‘Choc Amour’, a product which was designed for sharing between couples, whilst Yamsina’s team produced ‘Cocoa Electric’ a shocking’ box of chocolates, which were almost inedible.
Taste obviously wasn’t an issue and Alan Sugar obviously isn’t a chocolate fan, because after admitting that Yasmina’s chocolates were vile, they were also cheap to produce and he moved on to hire her. I feel sorry for poor Mrs Sugar, I bet Valentines Day is a disappointment in their house.
So Yasmina landed a six figure job and Kate is left high and dry but somehow I don’t think she’ll be destitute. Surely her and Phillip are good for at least one or two big magazine spreads?
The Conservatives have called for Sir Alan Sugar to quit his TV show ‘The Apprentice’, after he accepted a job from Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
They say his new role as an “enterprise tsar” for the government is “completely incompatible” with BBC rules.
Culture Select Committee chairman and Conservative politician John Whittingdale told The Mail On Sunday: “In my view it is not possible for him to continue to present The Apprentice at the same time as he is so closely identified with the Government.
After 11 gruelling weeks of “the job interview from hell”; it’s time for Sir Alan Sugar to finally choose his next Apprentice.
For the two remaining finalists, it’s the toughest challenge yet. They have just three days to create and brand a new box of chocolates with original flavours before launching them to an audience of more than 100 industry experts.
Apprentice finalist Yasmina Siadatan has accused producers of editing her unfairly in the shows most recent episode.
Last week’s episode saw Yasmina struggle to answer questions put to her by the formidable Claude Litner. As he grilled her on her company accounts she squirmed and was obviously out of her depth. yet Yasmina was shown to emerge from the interview and describe it as “very good” and “actually enjoyable” in a conversation with her fellow candidates.
Sir Alan Sugar’s advisor, Margaret Mountford, has quit the show after five years.
The Northern Irish corporate lawyer acts as Sir Alan’s eyes and ears on the show, as she and Nick Hewer shadow teams of candidates and report back on their performance throughout the tasks.
The Sun reports that Mountford will quit after this years series ends in order to finish her doctorate on ancient Egyptian manuscripts.
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