Article: STRICTLY TILL I DIE! STRICTLY versus X-FACTOR.(News)

Byline: Amanda Platell

AT precisely 7.25pm next Saturday I will be sitting excitedly on my sofa, opening a bottle of champagne in front of the TV with the curtains drawn, the scented candles lit, waiting not for a boyfriend but something far more exciting - Strictly Come Dancing.

The phones will be off, although that's an unnecessary precaution as no friend of mine who wanted to remain one would dare call me in the next 100 glorious, sparkly, swirling, twirling minutes.

The BBC's decision to schedule Strictly up against X Factor for the first time will divide the nation, sending TV sales soaring as warring families cannot reconcile their ...

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