The ballet queen has previous with the programme, acting as a guest judge and performing an extra special jive in 2009, but is she the right pick for the BBC entertainment behemoth?
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Darcey won't face the bitchiness and quibbles about her credibility that greeted Alesha Dixon's appointment, but a hefty CV and the fanciest of footwork doesn't necessarily make for a great reality TV judge. Bussell's performance on the show in 2009 was competent, but hardly sizzling.
In the middle of Craig Revel Horwood's acerbic put-downs and Bruno Tonioli's flamboyance, there is a fear that Bussell will wilt into the background. She's definitely not a figure that will have Simon Cowell, ITV and Gary Barlow running scared in the Saturday night ratings war either.
Fiercely competitive and a star on the stage, Bussell would no doubt respond angrily to suggestions that she's been appointed as a safe pair of hands. However, we can't be alone in wishing the BBC had made a more bold pick.
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