Who was sacked as a judge on 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2009 in favour of a younger panellist?
"This meant that there were 18 professional dancers, the largest in the show's history. Since the inception of Stricly Come Dancing in 2004, several special editions of the show have been transmitted by the BBC each year. These have included seasonal specials, charity specials, and variations of the ""Strictly Come Dancing"" format. ""Strictly Come Dancing"" went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time. The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Len Goodman. Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition due to him being in Los"
"to a great deal of speculation in the media that Phillips might be dropped from the judging panel, but the BBC refused to respond to reports. They finally confirmed the news at the launch of their autumn schedule on 9 July 2009: she was replaced by former Strictly winner Alesha Dixon. The news led to much criticism being directed towards the BBC for its apparent discrimination against older women on television; the BBC, however, strongly denied this. Phillips joked that her sister nicknamed her ""Arlene-Phillips-66"" because of the frequency with which her name appeared in the press with her age"
"and Matt Di Angelo, and ended the tour with 11 wins under her belt. Along with her ""EastEnders"" co-star Christopher Parker, Louisa was vocal in her criticism of the media treatment of John Sergeant, which led to him resigning from the 2008 series of 'Strictly Come Dancing'. She said she was surprised that Arlene Philips was removed a judge from the next series of Strictly Come Dancing due to her age, she is to be replaced by former contestant and 2007 winner Alesha Dixon. She was one of the former ""Strictly Come Dancing"" participants to be asked to return for"
"later in the show. On 20 December 2017, previously confirmed celebrity, Aoife Walsh, was forced to pull out of the show due to injury; she was replaced by Alannah Beirne. This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows. ""Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Julian Benson. ""Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this"
"from taking part in the competition due to the length of the series. The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September. On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may ""win it"". The seventh series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"" ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009. Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least the 2009 and 2010 series'. On 9 July 2009, former competitor Alesha Dixon"
"Wilson was dumped by the Seven network and replaced by Joshua Horner. McKenney, Richey and Horner have made up the primary judging panel since 2011. Kym Johnson who comes from the United States version of ""Dancing with the Stars"" and Adam Garcia join the judging panel in 2013. In 2015 Bruno Tonioli replaced Garcia as a judge for the first three weeks before leaving just three judges for the rest of the season. Judges in the 2019's season 16 production - which will have a 'fresh new look' - have as of yet not been announced by Network 10. Ian"
"who made it to week six of the live shows before she was eliminated. Walsh chose Brucknell, Sami Brookes, Johnny Robinson and Jonjo Kerr to go through to the live shows. During the live shows of series eight, in an interview with former judge Minogue, Walsh stated that he ""didn't know"" whether he would return as a judge in 2012. However, on 3 May 2012, Walsh confirmed he would return for his ninth series alongside Tulisa and Barlow. Former American ""X Factor"" judge Nicole Scherzinger who replaced Kelly Rowland joined Walsh, Contostavlos and Barlow as the new full-time judge for"
"it was looking for a ""fresh, new panel"", ruling out original judge Minogue who had sat on the panel since the show's debut in 2007. This was the first season in the show's history to feature four judges. On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Melanie Brown of Spice Girls would replace Minogue as a judge. A day later, it was announced that comedian Dawn French would replace McFadden on the panel. On 19 March 2013, it was announced that former participant Tim Omaji, otherwise known as Timomatic, had signed up to the panel. On 20 March 2013, it"
"Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty ""Judges"": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo ""Judges:"" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels <nowiki>*</nowiki> Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson were eliminated by the judges, but Jessica King later had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. She was replaced by Fedoke, the most recent eliminated female. ""Judges:"" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C ""Judges:"" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil ""Judges:"" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman ""Judges:"" Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mandy Moore Mia Michaels"
"""Strictly Come Dancing"", broadcast BBC One. Partnered with dancer Brendan Cole, the couple were voted in the bottom two to complete in the dance-off in the show's second week. A doctor ruled that Anastacia was unable to compete because of an injury sustained during the previous day's performance, and instead the result was decided by selecting the competitor with the higher number of audience votes. The decision was controversial, resulting in a number of complaints, and one judge is said to have threatened to quit over it. She was eliminated from the show in its sixth week. In June 2017,"
"in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and female with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week. Because of the inclusion of performer William Wingfield into the top 20 dancers, Debbie Allen was ruled ineligible to perform duties as a Guest Judge during the Finals phase, as long as Wingfield remained in the competition. Wingfield is a Contemporary dancer from Nashville, Tennessee who trained under Allen at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He was voted off the competition on July 24, 2008. Because of Wingfield being eliminated, Debbie"
"a judge for two series. She initially denied this and said she wanted to return, However, Tulisa confirmed on 21 May after months of speculation that she would not return to the judging panel. The following day, it was confirmed that former judge Sharon Osbourne, who had been on the panel from series 1 to series 4 would join the remaining three judges from series 9, Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger, ending rumours that Scherzinger may leave to focus on her second studio album and be replaced by series 9 guest judge Mel B. Osbourne stated in July"
"properly because they've tried to recreate the movie too closely. I'm essentially writing a whole new musical with some of the greatest songs ever written and composing completely new music for it. A panel of judges assessed the contestants during the series. They were: The ""Daily Mail"" reported in February 2009 that Lloyd Webber had asked Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland, to be one of the judges. The ""Daily Mail"" also reported that, following the announcement of the judging panel, Denise van Outen, a judge during previous series, had been dropped due to her pregnancy, however this was denied"
"2007, the judging panel consisted of music executive and television producer Simon Cowell, television and West End star Amanda Holden, and newspaper editor and journalist Piers Morgan. In 2009, the producers made plans to alter the show's format to allow for a fourth judge when the third series was set to begin, with plans for Kelly Brook to be the new judge on the panel. Less than a week after the series began, the producers dropped this change on the belief that this alteration to the show's format would complicate it, resulting in Brooks being credited as a guest judge"
"seven of season one, Scherzinger voted to eliminate contestant Rachel Crow from the show over Marcus Canty; this took the results to deadlock. Following this, Crow was eliminated and Scherzinger was booed off the stage and her future on the show was put in jeopardy. She subsequently received death threats from some viewers. Scherzinger was let go at the end of the season and later relocated to London to replace Kelly Rowland as a judge on the original UK version of the show. The airing of the season two judges' houses episode on October 17, 2012 was cut short abruptly"
"a week off from her co-hosting duties; former pro Kym Johnson-Herjavec filled in during week 3 Tuesday's results show. On October 17, Pitbull took over Len Goodman's position as a guest judge for week 6. On November 7, Idina Menzel took over for Goodman as a guest judge for week 9. This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of 30 have been rounded to be out of 40). The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale (Weeks in which the scores were out of"
"still present for the auditions as they had been pre-recorded some weeks earlier. On 23 August 2009, it was announced on the ""Idol"" show that the new judge taking over Kyle Sandilands' spot would be Jay Dee Springbett. Andrew G returned as host, with assistance from Ricki-Lee Coulter due to the departure of James Mathison. The first auditions saw guest judge Brian McFadden join the panel, and his fiancée Delta Goodrem acted as a guest judge for the Sydney auditions. A further change was also decided for the Top 12 round eliminations. The Monday-night elimination show was axed in favour"
"replaced by Dawn Porter. When the show got revived on Lifetime, Dawn Porter was replaced by Cycle 5 and America's Next Top Model (cycle 18) contestant, Annaliese Dayes. Starting with the ninth series, the elimination process was changed. Multiple contestants were in danger of elimination every week, with the number of contestants in danger being lowered as the competition progressed. The series 9 panel consisted of Elle Macpherson, Tyson Beckford, and fashion designer, pop star, model, and former X Factor Judge Dannii Minogue. It was originally reported for series 8 that Grace Woodward would leaving the judging panel to be"
"runners up at any stage of the tour. The ""Strictly Come Dancing Tour"" returned in January and February 2009. Kate Thornton returned to host, and all four judges from the TV series took part. Celebrity dancers taking part were: The couples and results of the tour were as follows: Gethin Jones and Julian Clary were paired with new professional partners – Jones' partner Camilla Dallerup danced with her series six celebrity Tom Chambers, whilst Clary's partner (Erin Boag) did not take part in the tour, as she and her professional partner Anton du Beke were on their own ""Cheek To"
"Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, and Matt Lee Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison Note:According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Penny was forced to leave. Penny injured her ribs during a lift in Sunday night’s foxtrot and scans on Tuesday revealed that she not only had bruising but a stress fracture. Pursuant to the rules, Gianne Abbot, as the last female dancer eliminated, was"
"for the judges during the Birmingham auditions. Following the previous series, both David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre announced that they wouldn't be returning for another year of the competition. Their decision led to the producers seeking out their replacements, after deciding to maintain the use of four judges in the programme following Cowell's announcement in December 2011 that he would be returning to oversee auditions for the sixth series. Both Hasselhoff and McIntyre were eventually replaced by comedian David Walliams, and singer and TV presenter Alesha Dixon, the latter having previously been a judge on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Owing"
"been replaced. The BBC received over 5,000 complaints. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour to do the programme. The official line-up was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was ""BBC Breakfast"" presenter Chris Hollins: The eighth series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"" began with a launch show on 11 September 2010, then three weeks later the live shows started on 1 October 2010. Three new professional dancers were announced, The celebrities were revealed on 8 September 2010 and the professional partners were revealed during the launch show."
"couple to leave the series of 2009. His professional partner for 2009 was one of the new girls Aliona Vilani. He did not return for the eighth series in Autumn 2010, but returned for the Christmas special, partnering Fern Britton. He has twice received the Carl Alan Award for an outstanding contribution to dance. Matthew Cutler Matthew David Cutler (born 30 October 1973) is an English dancer and former World Amateur Latin-American champion. He was a professional dancer on the BBC dancing show ""Strictly Come Dancing"". Cutler was born in Chelmsford, Essex. His brother designs all his clothes, personal and"
"2009. In August 2009, McFadden appeared as a guest judge on ""Australian Idol"". In 2010, McFadden became one of the new judges on ""Australia's Got Talent"" alongside Kyle Sandilands and Dannii Minogue. He was a judge for three years, but was not asked back for the seventh season. In season 6, McFadden had a controversial dismissal of Owen Campbell, after a small argument where it appeared that McFadden did not understand the outlaw style genre of the contestant and persona he was portraying which may have played a part in his ratings drop which led to him leaving the show."
"to attend The Workshop in Sydney. Jason Gardiner Jason Gardiner (born 7 November 1971) is an Australian choreographer, singer, and theatre producer best known for his role as a caustic and controversial judge on the ITV shows ""Dancing on Ice"", ""Born to Shine"" and ""Stepping Out"". Gardiner was a judge on the first series of the BBC talent show ""Strictly Dance Fever"". From 2006 to 2011, Gardiner was one of the original judges on the ITV show ""Dancing on Ice"". Gardiner returned to ""Dancing on Ice"" for its eighth series in 2013, but the show was cancelled after its ninth"
"of Meleti as a judge of the show. He left from the show due to pregnancy. On the 11th live Nadia Boule appeared as the guest judge of the night and the couples danced a Latin marathon which consisted of Cha-Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Jive and Paso Doble. Also, at the beginning of the night Aravani announced that the elimination process changes from this week on and that the two couples with the lowest combined score from judges and viewers will get to dance again and then the judges will vote the couple they want to stay. Also, the famous singer"
"not return for the season, but later said that she was staying with the show ""for now."" Osbourne confirmed that she would be leaving the show after a feud with NBC on August 6, 2012. On February 20, 2013, it was announced that one of the Spice Girls members, Mel B (Melanie Brown), would be joining the show as the new fourth judge. ""Entertainment Weekly"" also reported at the same time that NBC was looking at a possible fourth judge to be added. On March 3, it was announced that supermodel Heidi Klum would replace Sharon Osbourne as the third"
"later in the season to perform ""Somewhere Over the Rainbow"" on a results show. O'Dell suffered from a torn knee cartilage. They were replaced by Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft who would be dancing with their partners for the rest of the season (Dmitry Chaplin and Tony Dovolani). Tom DeLay, in season nine, withdrew in week three of competition due to a full stress fracture that had developed in both feet from an earlier pre-stress fracture in one foot. DeLay was declared safe before he announced his withdrawal during the October 6, 2009 results show. Debi Mazar was still eliminated"
"as head judge. She made her first appearance on the panel four months later - at the launch show of series 15 on 9 September that year. Shirley Ballas Shirley Ballas (née Rich, formerly Stopford; born 1960) is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator from Wallasey, now in Merseyside, who specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned her the nickname The Queen of Latin. In 2017, Ballas was appointed head judge on the BBC TV show, ""Strictly Come Dancing"" following the departure of Len Goodman. Ballas was born and raised"
"was confirmed to replace Cheryl Cole as a judge for the eighth series of ""The X Factor"", alongside original panelist Louis Walsh, and new judges Gary Barlow replacing Simon Cowell and Kelly Rowland replacing Dannii Minogue. The first public auditions began on 23 June 2011, with the new judging panel being sighted together for the first time. Tulisa mentored the Groups category and mentored 2 Shoes, Nu Vibe, The Risk, and Little Mix during the live shows. After three out of four of her acts were eliminated in the first five weeks of the competition, Constostavlos was left with Little"
"and Sara Cox on Watch. Cole has judged New Zealand's version of ""Strictly Come Dancing"", ""Dancing with the Stars"", 2005–2009. In the years when Craig Revel Horwood was one of the other judges the two men's opinions and scores were frequently markedly different. Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance Cole appeared in the first 15 series BBC One's ""Strictly Come Dancing"", announcing in January 2018 that his contract had not been renewed. In the debut series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"", Cole's celebrity partner was BBC newsreader and presenter Natasha Kaplinsky. They went on to win the show. In the"
"Dance were brought back to initially compete (Comedy was dropped, jokingly because Naomi gave many comics only one star). The three brought back in each category were not necessarily the Grand Champions of their series. The show scrapped the celebrity judge and had three house judges for the entire series: Naomi Judd, MC Lyte, and Matti Leshem (who tried to berate contestants as Simon Cowell was doing at the time on ""American Idol""). As in past series, two new contestants competed. With only three judges, a score of 15 stars was possible, and ties were broken by a majority vote"
"Minogue would not return as a judge for series 6. Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham was reported as a replacement for Minogue. In June 2009, however, it was confirmed that Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Minogue would all return as judges for series 6. Walsh missed the first results show due to Boyzone member Stephen Gateley's sudden death and missed the second week due to attending Gateley's funeral. Dermot O'Leary returned to present the main show on ITV, while Holly Willoughby returned as presenter on ""The Xtra Factor"" on ITV2. Brian Friedman returned to the show as creative"