'DanceX' judges clash over time-keeping

Arlene Phillips has revealed that she became infuriated with Bruno Tonioli during the auditions stage of DanceX.

The choreographer explained that she reacted angrily when her fellow judge was late for filming twice in one week - but Bruno has denied any knowledge of the clashes.

"There have been quite a few big [rows] on DanceX," Arlene told The Mirror. "He came back from America on the first day of filming and the airline lost his clothes. I sympathised with the problem but was fuming when I turned up on set at 8am and he didn't appear until noon. He'd been swanning around buying designer clothes and I was upset.

"A couple of mornings later I was ready on time again at 8am. I'm so time-conscious it's ridiculous. But again, Bruno was over an hour late as he'd been fooling around in make-up. That time I just needed to throw him a look."

Asked to comment on the incidents, a scandalised Bruno said: "She says we rowed when I was late? I am NEVER late! Never ever ever ever. You wait till I see her - then we will have our biggest row!"