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Alesha will have the last laugh on her critics, says Strictly’s Jo Wood
By London Lite Last updated at 14:45pm on 30.09.09Jo Wood is backing Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon.
Scraped through: Jo Wood
The 30-year-old has been criticised after replacing the experienced Arlene Phillips.
But contestant Jo, 54, told us at the O2X awards in Centre Point last night: “Alesha Dixon is a tough cookie. She doesn't seem upset by all this fuss. If she is, then she doesn't show it. She's always laughing and joking on set and backstage she's a riot. She has a lot of support from the other judges, so she'll be there to the end and prove all her critics wrong.”
Jo is not so sure that she'll make it, however. “I gave my family a fright at the weekend,” she added. “My grandkids were crying and they thought I would be voted off, but I scraped through.”
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I am so pleased that Alesha Dixon is enjoying herself o SCD,and is such a riot backstage.I MISS Arlene Phillips's contribution to the show,she's had years of experience and really knew her craft,so her comments informed us and were very interesting,and her passion about dance always shone through.As a viewer,i feel that my opinion is not very important to the BBC,who are determined to make young and pretty work over interesting and informative,i think it's being called" freshening up the show".
- Sandra Smith, sussex uk
