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Arlene Phillips on death fears after waking up ‘virtually in shock’

Arlene Phillips woke up on her 80th birthday in shock at reaching the landmark age, and moved the Loose Women panel with her talk of death.

Shortly after her 80th birthday, Dame Arlene Phillips turned heads during an episode of Loose Women by speaking openly about how it felt to reach the landmark age. The star choreographer and former dancing judge will turn 82 in May (Credit: Loose Women/YouTube) On her 80th birthday, which was back in 2023, Arlene woke up “virtually in shock”. The following summer, it revealed it would be replacing Arlene Phillips with Alesha Dixon, who had won the show in 2007.

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