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 manager/producers Michael Summerton and Iain Burton developed the group's dance act. Phillips, Summerton and Burton continued to work together for eight years during which time Hot Gossip continued to enjoy wide popularity and success. Spotted by the British television director David Mallet, he invited Phillips to make Hot Gossip a regular feature of the 1978 "The Kenny Everett Video Show", which he directed for Thames Television on ITV. The show ended in 1981 on Thames, then moved to the BBC without Hot Gossip except for Season 4 in 1986. In 1978, during their initial impact period on "The Kenny Everett