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
Gossip Folks shown. The video features several young dancers. Including of former girl group Forever (group) and Alyson Stoner of Mike's Super Short Show. Monica Parales auditioned for the role of Lead Kid Dancer in Work It (Missy Elliott song), but lost the role to Alyson Stoner. Monica eventually co-starred with Alyson in "Gossip Folks" and I'm Really Hot. Gossip Folks "Gossip Folks" is a song by American hip-hop artist Missy Elliott, featuring Ludacris. The song appears on her 2002 album "Under Construction" and was chosen as second single release. It peaked at #8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #9 in