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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00:00When you came into the show, and in those early years,

00:03the expectation wasn't as high.

00:07The actual process, it was hard, it was tough.

00:13It didn't have the stakes as high.

00:15And the pressure was there.

00:18Everybody felt it. You felt it in your training,

00:21wanting to find a way to just become a dancer.

00:25But now the pressure is another level.

00:30You have to be a dancer, and you have to be able to do it.

00:33You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:37You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:39You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:42You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:44You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:47You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:49You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:51You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.

00:53You have to be able to do it, and you have to be able to do it.