Arlene Phillips hints at a return to Strictly after being fired from judging panel 15 years ago

ARLENE Phillips has teased a daze instrumentality to Strictly Come Dancing - 15 years aft she was axed from the judging panel.

Following her departure from Strictly successful 2009 Arlene, 81, claimed she lone recovered retired erstwhile a vigor amusement called asking for her thoughts connected the shake-up.

Arlene had been an archetypal justice ont helium show, alongside Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.

But she was replaced by Alesha Dixon, who lifted the Glitterball trophy successful 2007.

Despite this it seems there's nary hard feelings connected Arlene's portion arsenic she's suggested she could marque a instrumentality to the BBC One competition.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun astatine the Pride of Britain Awards, she said: "I've been filming thing today, which volition beryllium coming retired soon and is hilarious.

"It's thing to bash with dancing."

When asked if she has immoderate plans for a Strictly comeback, Arlene teased: "Maybe a small chat..."

Earlier this twelvemonth Arlene discussed the interaction being fired from the amusement had connected her.

She told The Guardian: "More than knocking my confidence, I deliberation it swirled astir me, and I thought, ‘I request to find myself.’

"I needed each the intelligence mentation that I could muster to go, ‘Hang connected a infinitesimal – you had a large vocation earlier this and you’ve got enactment lined up’.

"I was a grown-up erstwhile I did that show, truthful I resent that the BBC didn’t travel to maine arsenic soon arsenic they had the thought."

Alesha discontinue aft the 2011 bid and was replaced by Darcey Bussell.

The existent judging sheet is made up of Craig, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.