When my mother died when I was 15, it felt like the end of my dreams of becoming a dancer - I… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
It's hard for anyone to say that they chose to put their parent in a home rather than give up a large… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
I don't know how my parents ever paid for my dance classes when I was little. We even had to line our… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
My parents were passionate about the ballet. They always played ballet music at home. — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
I'm a mother - that's who I am totally. But I am also a creator. I manage to fit it all in… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
When day-to-day living became too difficult for him, my father moved to a residential home near me and although he'd never had… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
Life was a struggle financially when I was growing up in Manchester and my father continued the strict upbringing he himself had… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
My father was very proud of everything I did and he watched my career and my growing fame with great interest, but… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
I think dancing always took me to a different place. It was hard and it was a struggle, but it took me to the… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how old you are, with determination you can make your life what you want it to be. — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
We'd grown up without any money. I mean, everything was a struggle; our lives were a struggle, and dancing changed all of that. Nothing… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
The Paddy Stone dancers were all upwards of 5ft 6in and stunningly beautiful. I was stocky, tough-looking and 5ft 3in. So I became determined… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
I travel light obsessively. I take hardly any clothes or shoes because I think that all I need is a couple of work outfits,… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
I haven't let people take me down a negative path, because apart from dance I don't have an addictive personality. — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
When I was teaching I'd go to some schools where no one wanted to dance - when they came into the room it was… — Arlene Phillips Copy Share Image
