Arlene Phillips the Dance Judge Panel with Greg James and Lee Mack. In Britain, Phillips first became a household name as the director and choreographer of Hot Gossip, a British dance troupe which she formed in 1974, using students she was teaching at the time. Hot Gossip spent two years performing in a London night club where Phillips and her manager developed the group's dance act. The troupe were spotted by the British television director, David Mallet who invited Phillips to make Hot Gossip a regular feature of "The Kenny Everett Show", which he directed for Thames Television on ITV, first being
Hot Gossip Donna Fielding, Lee Black left Hot Gossip to set up 'Sponooch'. They were featured in a BBC show called "Dancing Girls" on 6 January 1982 and they were featured several times on a TV show in 1979 called "Friday Night Saturday Morning" on BBC One. They also were signed to EMI and recorded two singles, "Crime Buster" and "Lady Dracula". In 1980, Sponooch toured the UK as Rick Wakeman's support act. Hot Gossip discography on Discogs Hot Gossip Hot Gossip (1974–1986) were a British dance troupe, who made television appearances and in 1978 backed Sarah Brightman on her single, "I