Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly in secret talks to line up a surprise replacement for judge Len Goodman after he leaves at the end of this series.
And the new panellist could come in the form of Carolyn Smith, head judge on the Italian version of the BBC ballroom dance contest.
Carolyn has appeared on the Italian series for nine years since 2007 and is an experienced dancer and choreographer.
She has battled aggressive breast cancer for the past two years but is now ready to return home to the UK.
She has even taught the UK version’s professional dancer Giovanni Bernice and is keen to work with her former pupil again.
And Carolyn believes there’s a good chance she’ll be signed up.
She told the Sunday Mirror: "It’s looking positive and I’m ready to return.
"The Italian Strictly has the same rules and I’ve done 83 shows. If I succeed in replacing Len I can give a female point of view and on Strictly there are no other experts on ballroom dancing.
"Why would it always be from a man’s point of view? I still teach world class couples, something Len doesn’t do, and I have six world titles among my students.
"I have a fiery Scottish temperament and I’ve become known for my strong constructive comments to VIPs.
"I always give ways of improving and never criticise in an insulting way. I really care that VIPs learn and leave the show loving dance, not like Len’s approach where he made comments to Will Young that to my mind were unacceptable and pretty damn dreadful.
"Frankly, with all my experience, I can give more credibility to Strictly."
She added that discussions with regards to her joining the show in the UK are going well but she’s not ready to give away too many details yet.