Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 until 2008 before she was succeeded by Alesha Dixon, 42.The latter had won the show in the previous year and went on to judge contestants alongside Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.Arlene’s exit from the show sparked an ageism and sexism row at the time, as her three male colleagues stayed on the show.Over a decade later, the dancer has said she wished she “demanded” more answers from producers.She said: “As a woman I should've thought about it.
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