Alesha: Strictly critics won't get me down
ALESHA DIXON was strictly all smiles yesterday as she vowed not to be beaten by her critics.
In shimmering gold leggings and pink high heels, the star bounded into Radio 1’s central London headquarters to tell breakfast DJ Chris Moyles she was in defiant mood.
The Strictly Come Dancing panelist, whose judging abilities were questioned when the series kicked off last month, said: “I do care what they think, but I’m not going to let it get me down.”
Alesha, 30, also revealed she is still single. Later, she would not be pressed on her love life, but answered, “yes” when asked if she would marry again.
The star wed So Solid Crew rapper Michael Harvey for a year before their split in 2006 when she found out he was having an affair with Eurovision singer Javine Hylton.
But things are now clearly looking up for Alesha.
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Moyles greeted his friend with a big hug as she approached the Radio 1 studio entrance in Portland Square.
The BBC has just announced another new project with the star. Alesha will present a documentary for BBC Three about children growing up without their fathers.
The programme is to be a “personal” view, examining the emotional and practical implication for children and exploring the repercussions of growing up without a father.
Alesha’s father left home when she was four years old.
The project is called Who’s The Daddy? and is produced by Flame TV.
Director Christina Nutter said: “Alesha’s dad left her mum when she was four years old and she has grown up in a single-parent family, although she still sees her father.” Alesha will help one young person to track down their biological father during filming.
The programme will also explore sexual relationships between half-brother and sisters who are unaware of their family connection.
BBC Three executive producer Fiona Campbell said viewers would see a different, tougher side to the star in the programme.
She added: “Alesha plays an extremely strong role, especially when she is speaking to young people about the impact on their lives of not knowing their fathers.”