Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born October 7, 1978) is a British singer and dancer, former member of girl group Mis-Teeq. Additionally, Dixon is a judge on the BBC dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, which she also participated in two years prior to her appointment as a judge.

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• When you are knocked down you have two choices - stay down or get back up, stronger.
  • http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/the-ticket/2009/05/exclusive-interview-with-alesh.html

• I think people in England take things for granted, we complain about our NHS system and yes it’s not perfect but believe me it’s far better than what they've got here.
  • Discussing healthcare in Tanzania whilst climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So_2AitDBr8

• My friends call me Monica because she's the one in Friends who's obsessed with cleaning. I always think the house looks messy; a messy house can depress me. It can make me feel messy. If my house is clean and everything is in order, I feel better.
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1137278/Strictly-winner-Alesha-Dixon-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-shes-rebuilt-life-divorce.html

• It was the lowest point of my life. I just kept thinking, 'What have I done to deserve this?' I didn't see the point in living.
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-504345/Alesha-Ive-gone-suicidal-Strictly-Come-Dancing-queen--Im-set-make-5m.html

• I'm not dating. I'm still single and loving it. It's taken me a little while to say being single is a good thing, but now it's great. After a six-year relationship I'm finally baggage-free.
  • http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article2190299.ece

• Strictly has just given me a real zest for life. Life is so short. We should all grasp it.
  • http://www.ok.co.uk/celebnews/view/231/Alesha-Strictly-Come-Dancing-saved-me/?printer=1

• Obviously music is my first job.
  • http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iw2qduO7HAkm4e2gkqhqsDQ2ijBQ

• By the way, dancers are not human beings. How can you be human and do what they do?
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7156420.stm

Quotes about Dixon

• "a national treasure"
  • Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/13/alesha-dixon-review

• "I don't need to give Alesha any advice. Honestly, she's a really strong woman"
  • Cheryl Cole, when asked if she had any advice for Dixon becoming a television judge. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/09/22/cheryl-cole-backs-alesha-dixon-over-strictly-come-dancing-row-115875-21693074/

• "You have this great laugh. It's this crazy, mad laugh."
  • Jonathan Ross. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nc4hPpIaDA

External links

• Alesha Dixon at the Internet Movie Database