10:20AM, Mar 30, 2009
Hold on to your hats Strictly fans, the show is about to get saucy.
According to reports, BBC bosses are planning to sex up the next series of Strictly Come Dancing in the hopes of drawing a younger audience.
The Beeb are planning to follow in the footsteps of the US version of the show, Dancing With The Stars, which features celebs such as Bond girl Denise Richards and rapper Lil Kim.
Producers will try to import some of the glamour of the US show by introducing more American dancers, and are hoping to sign up some top celebs.
But they also want to see more raunchy routines from the dancers - like the daring dances Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone performed during the last series.
A source told The Sun: "No one could ever say Strictly is not a huge hit. We can't compete with the Americans' massive budget, but we realise the dancers are younger and sexier.
"Strictly goes head to head with The X Factor, which has a lot of young viewers. We want to steal some of their 16-23 audience."
Bosses are also changing the rules to avoid a repeat of last year's semi-final fiasco, which saw winner Tom Chambers potentially excluded from the competition due to an unforeseen glitch with the voting system. The insider added: "It won't happen again."
