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Arlene Phillips slams the BBC for how they handled her Strictly exit and says she found out she had been axed from a journalist: 'I was a grownup. They should have come to me'
Arlene Phillips has revealed she found out she had been dropped from her role as judge on Strictly Come Dancing when a journalist called her.
The axing caused uproar among fans and calls of sexism while Harriet Harman, the minister for women and equality, blamed ageism when the debate reached the House of Commons. The star, alongside her associate James Cousins, has been nominated for the Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer for their work on Guys and Dolls. The dancer and choreographer was axed from Striclty in 2008 after four years as a judge alongside Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood (pictured in 2004)
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