Strictly pressure is higher than ever, says former judge Arlene Phillips

Former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips said the stakes are higher than ever on Strictly Come Dancing.

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When you came into the show.

And in those early years, the expectation wasn't as high.

The the actual process, it was hard.

It was tough.

Didn't have the stakes as high and the pressure was there.

Everybody felt it.

You felt it in your training, wanting to find a way to just become a dancer.

But now Russia is another level.