The always stunning Kelly Brook seems to have a bee in her bonnet about Alesha Dixon ditching "classy" Strictly Come Dancing to join the Britain's Got Talent "circus". Erm, hang on a second Kelly... didn't you get fired from that Big Top yourself back in 2009?
Yup! The busty model joined the BGT panel a few years back, but was swiftly axed after just two days, with Cowell claiming that three judges worked far better than four. So we can imagine she was more than a little surprised when Cowell brought the four judge panel back into action, stealing Alesha Dixon away from Strictly with promises of fame and fortune.
Kelly, who has worked on both shows, was polite on the matter, but made her point very clearly; Strictly was the better show to work on: “I wish Alesha all the best – it’s a fantastic opportunity. But I thought she was great on Strictly and, personally, if I’d been a Strictly judge there’s nothing that would have taken me from that job. Strictly is the most fantastic, lovely show with a very loyal following and it’s... classy.”
Alesha seems to have been doing well with the crowds so far, sitting alongside Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Amanda Holden. However, since Amanda's health scare, the judging panel has dropped back into the old pattern of three. Holden promises to return after just two weeks away but it seems as if Simon has covered all bases; if Amanda wants to drop out for time to recuperate and be with her new baby, he still has two more judges to cover.
And, despite Simon and Alesha staying tight-lippd on the matter of Kelly's comments, it seems as if Amanda has decided to air her claws on behalf of BGT. The mother-of-two believes that Alesha will fare better on the judging panel than Kelly did because: