Flaming Nora

Every Saturday I get more excited than a woman my age really should. I can't help it, I love watching Strictly Come Dancing, although I do miss Karen Hardy and her pointing fingers a lot.

I love Strictly Come Dancing so was a bit miffed when I heard that Arlene Phillips won't be in the new series. And then today I found out that the fab Karen Hardy's been axed too. Both Arlene and Karen are professionals. Arlene will be replaced by Alesha Dixon - lovely lass, I'm sure - but no dance icon in the way Arlene is and has been over the years. And who'll replace Karen Hardy's international, award winning dance experience? Anyway, it's not like me to get upset about telly but this time I have. Must be my age. I've written to the BBC to complain and I urge you to do the same. Click here . Oh go on, you know you want to.

I always wanted a sister but ended up with two brothers. However, that means I've got two wonderful sisters-in-law so I'm not complaining, I'm just saying , you know. But if I could have an honorary sister, It'd have to be dancer Karen Hardy from Strictly Come Dancing. She's fab. We could do each other's hair, nails, make up and then I could show her how to string a blog post together and she could teach me how to dance.