In a change to this years Strictly Come Dancing format, the first two weeks will not be split into male/female groupings. Instead the couples will be split randomly into two groups and will dance on either Friday 18th or Saturday 19th September 2009. You can watch Camilla Dallerup choosing the two night’s lineups in the clip below.

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Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Camilla Dallerup has come out in support of sacked judge, Arlene Phillips.

Phillips was sacked from the show last week and replaced with Alesha Dixon, however the move has angered many fans and shows insiders alike.

Dallerup told The Mirror: “It’s important to keep older people on programmes like Strictly because it was fantastic to have someone with so much experience. You can’t beat it.

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Blonde bombshell, Camilla Dallerup has announced that she is leaving BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Camilla had hinted towards her decision earlier in the week, but today confirmed that 2008 was her last series.

Camilla and her celebrity partner, Tom Chambers, won the show last month and although she has been with the show since its launch in 2004 Camilla feels that this is the right time to go.

“I think some people will be surprised at my decision but I feel now is the right time to go,” Dallerup told the News Of The World. “I have to follow my dreams.”
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Strictly Come Dancing professional, Camilla Dallerup, has hit out at show judge, Arlene Phillips for calling her an ice maiden.

Arlene last week claimed that Camilla’s partner, Holby City actor Tom Chambers, would struggle to “melt” her.

But Dallerup told told The Sun: “I can’t believe she called me an ice maiden.

“I’m not too upset though, because I know I’m not — and I’m happy she really likes Tom, even if she doesn’t like me. She can be very hard.” Read more & comment »

Strictly Come Dancing professionals, Brendan Cole and Darren Bennett are reported to have had a row last night in a rehearsal for the first live show.

Brendan’s ex-fiance, Camilla Dallerup is said to have nipped to the loo prior to rehearsal and when she returned fellow dancer Darren Bennet yelled at her for keeping everybody late.

An insider told the Sunday Mirror: “Camilla was only a tiny bit late because she’d popped to the loo. Darren started shouting at her. He was being rude, saying she’d made everyone late. Camilla was really taken aback. Read more & comment »