The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing is returning to our screens with big-name celebrities such as Will Mellor, Helen Skelton and Kym Marsh looking to win the Glitterball trophy in Strictly 2022. They will be guided through each step of the way by their professional dancers - but how does the appearance money compare between the stars and the pro dancers?
Each year the professionals put together spectacular dance routines for their partners, all while performing in elaborate dance sequences with their professional crew. Dancers like Gorka Marquez, Oti Mabuse and Giovanni Pernice have to put years of dance training to prepare themselves for their gruelling schedules ahead of the weekly Saturday night show.
While people might think all that work and training comes with a hefty salary, the Mirror says that the Strictly professionals aren't paid as highly as you would think. The BBC has never officially revealed what the dancers are paid, but it has been reported that each receives a flat fee of between £35,000 to £50,000 - and that comes with a lot of hard work because professionals rehearse for up to 14 hours per day and have to choreograph the routines for their celebrity partners. Training begins in the summer and the show continues until the end of the series in December.
