Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Dame Arlene Phillips has spoken about her own mortality and the one thing that would encourage her to explore assisted-dying in Switzerland

Strictly Come Dancing icon Dame Arlene Philips made a heartbreaking admission about her own death.

The popular dancer and choreographer, 82, was opening up about her father’s battle with Alzheimer’s when she considered how she herself would react to the cruel disease.

Speaking in the Weekend pullout of The Times , she said: “My friends and I talk about this a lot. I think if I had Alzheimer's I'd like to go to Dignitas. So many people are against that, but it would be my decision. I don't ever want my daughters to go through what I went through.”

Arlene, who is currently working on choreography for Footballe

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