I am dancing in memory of Mum

FIRST DANCE: Jive SONG: Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard MOLLIE SAYS: “I’m not looking for love any more here than I would be on a night out with my girlfriends.” FIRST DANCE: Waltz SONG: (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman Aretha Franklin ALEX SAYS: “My biggest fear is falling flat on my face, live on air, in front of millions of people.” SINGER Alexandra Burke says her being on Strictly was a dream of her mother, who died last month, and vows to make her proud.

The former X Factor winner says of Melissa Bell, 53, who was in Soul II Soul: “The thing that will drive me is my mum. My being on the show was a dream of hers, as well as mine, so doing the best I can means a lot.”

She told the Radio Times: “My mum was my biggest critic and turned me into a perfectionist. Everything I do is for her. So when I step on to that dance floor I want to make her proud.” Melissa died shortly before the show launch, which Alexandra, 29, did not attend.