People always used to ask me 'What makes a celebrity?' and I used to say: 'Being asked to comment mostly on things you know nothing about.' — 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
