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Strictly Come Dancing is a wildly lucrative opportunity for contestants annually.
This year’s contestants look to have high earning potential with brand collaborations, deals and social media posts – led by Zara McDermott.
The Love Island star boasts the most followers out of the intake and has a history of influencer work in the locker – something that will only grow during the show as experts revealed she is looking at earning around £2k per post.
While Zara is in line to score the most money from the show, the oldest ever contestant Angela Rippon and Paralympian Jody Cundy are set to get the least.
The duo are pegged to earn £25 from their Instagram posts, experts revealed to The Sun. Now take a look at what the Strictly stars are set to rake in.
All-star: Strictly Come Dancing is a wildly lucrative opportunity for contestants annually (Angela Rippon, Layton Williams, Nigel Harman, Ellie Leach, Amanda Abbington, Les Dennis, Adam Thomas, Eddie Kadi, Angela Scanlon, Nikita Kanda, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Annabel Croft, Jody Cundy, Zara McDermot & Bobby Brazier)
Earning her keep: This year’s contestants look to have high earning potential with brand collaborations, deals and social media posts – led by Zara McDermott
Dancing away: While Zara is in line to score the most money from the show, the oldest ever contestant Angela Rippon and Paralympian Jody Cundy are set to get the least
Nice! The stunner has a reported net worth of £230,500 and £270,000 and can fetch nearly £2k per Instagram post
ZARA MCDERMOTT – 1.7M FOLLOWERS
The stunner has a reported net worth of £230,500 and £270,000 and can fetch nearly £2k per Instagram post.
She previously told Grazia magazine that Love Island stars can charge anywhere between £400 and £1.2K per Instagram post.
Following her stint on Love Island, Zara reinvented herself from a reality star to a documentarian with her various investigative shows.
She has hosted hard-hitting exposes on revenge porn, rape culture and eating disorders winning her a new army of fans – and a nomination for Authored Documentary at the National Television Awards.
Here he is: Experts revealed to The Sun that Adam could get £1,109 per sponsored post in the wake of his appearance on Strictly
ADAM THOMAS – 1M FOLLOWERS
Experts revealed to The Sun that Adam could get £1,109 per sponsored post in the wake of his appearance on Strictly.
Adam played Adam Barton on Emmerdale for almost ten years between 2009 and 2018, during which he reportedly threatened to leave as he was being blocked from taking a role in pantomime for a whopping £100k.
Sources told The Sun at the time: ‘It’s a great payday for him and he’s a popular character on ‘Emmerdale’, so the bosses had to let him make his decision in the hope he may come back in the future.’
He went on to star in Waterloo Road and came third on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in 2016.
Golden girl: TV host Angela works on both The One Show and Your Home Made Perfect
ANGELA SCANLON – 297K FOLLOWERS
TV host Angela works on both The One Show and Your Home Made Perfect.
It has been predicted that she will get £350 per sponsored post off the back of her appearance on the show.
Bobby Dazzler: Having just won the NTA for Rising Star, Bobby – one of the youngest in this year’s line-up – is set for a big pay day
BOBBY BRAZIER – 218K FOLLOWERS
Having just won the NTA for Rising Star, Bobby – one of the youngest in this year’s line-up – is set for a big pay day.
The son of late Big Brother star Jade Goody could net around £330 for his Instagram posts as his success on the show will sit alongside his EastEnders fame.
Yay! Ellie, who is famous for playing troubled Faye Windass in Coronation Street, boasts a whopping 211k followers already
Nice: Experts predict she could be in line to receive £290 per post
ELLIE LEACH – 211K FOLLOWERS
Ellie, who is famous for playing troubled Faye Windass in Coronation Street, boasts a whopping 211k followers already.
Experts predict she could be in line to receive £290 per post.
Nice! Despite his number of followers, experts still tipped the hunk to receive up to £215 per post after his turn around the dancefloor
NIGEL HARMAN – 36.6K FOLLOWERS
Nigel’s soap career began in 2003 when he scooped a role in EastEnders as heartthrob Dennis Rickman.
Dennis married his adopted sister Sharon – played by Letitia Dean – before he was stabbed on New Year’s Day in 2006.
He went on to star in Downton Abbey and later Casualty.
Despite his number of followers, experts still tipped the hunk to receive up to £215 per post after his turn around the dancefloor.
Dancing away: Nikita is a host on BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show and has won legions of fans through her interviews with a host of stars
NIKITA KANDA – 27.7K FOLLOWERS
Nikita is a host on BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show and has won legions of fans through her interviews with a host of stars.
It has been predicted that she will nab around £200 per post.
Yay! It’s claimed that the star could gain £200 per post after his Strictly stint
LAYTON WILLIAMS – 140K FOLLOWERS
Following a wildly successful stint opposite Jack Whitehall in Bad Education, Layton went on to enjoy huge fame in the West End.
He starred as Michael Jackson in Thriller – Live before debuting in Billy Elliot the Musical in 2007 having trained at the Billy Elliot Academy in Leeds.
It’s claimed that the star could gain £200 per post after his Strictly stint.
Amanda has starred in Sherlock, Mr Selfridge and BBC kids show Dinopaws
AMANDA ABBINGTON – 96.4K FOLLOWERS
Amanda has starred in Sherlock, Mr Selfridge and BBC kids show Dinopaws.
Prior to her Strictly stint, the actress, who split from her famous partner Martin Freeman in 2016, has run into money troubles in the past.
In 2013, Amanda was declared insolvent at London’s High Court over unpaid tax bill: ‘It was just me not managing my finances properly…
‘I was putting some money away (to pay tax), but not all of it. I was working one year and not working another year. So I used the money I saved.’
She is looking to gain £190 per post on Instagram after the show.
Star: Krishnan is the lead presenter of Channel 4 News and also presents Unreported World, a foreign-affairs documentary series
KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY – 15.5K FOLLOWERS
Krishnan is the lead presenter of Channel 4 News and also presents Unreported World, a foreign-affairs documentary series.
Experts claim Krishnan could earn around £190 per post in the wake of Strictly.
Discussing the possibility of winning the glittered ball, the TV presenter said: ‘I think if you are doing Strictly, of course you dream of winning the trophy…
‘I will do absolutely everything I can to do as well as I possibly can, but I also live in the real world.’
Golden girl: Annabel is a British former professional tennis player and current radio and television presenter
ANNABEL CROFT – 10.8K FOLLOWERS
Annabel is a British former professional tennis player and current radio and television presenter.
As a tennis player she won the WTA Tour event Virginia Slims of San Diego and represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the Wightman Cup
She is pegged to earn around £190 per post.
Here he is: Eddie is pegged to earn £150 per post after the show
EDDIE KADI – 111K FOLLOWERS
Eddie, 40, is a multi-award winning stand-up comedian and radio presenter and he says he is ready to give the dance floor ‘everything he’s got’.
Eddie said in the announcement: ‘WOW. Anyone who knows me, understands that music and dance is so important and central to who I am.
‘I’m so unbelievably proud and honoured that Strictly and the BBC have asked me to join the 2023 Team. I promise you, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got. This is going to be a VIBE.’
Recognised as one of the most globally celebrated stand up personality, British-Congolese Eddie continues to dominate the world of comedy.
Eddie is pegged to earn £150 per post after the show.
Family Fortune: Despite his vast back catalogue of work in the showbiz world, Les is set to earn the least from his social media posts – with £40 in his estimation
LES DENNIS – 6,814 FOLLOWERS
Les has been in showbiz for over 50 years, including famously hosting Family Fortunes for 16 years and starring as Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street from 2014 – 2016.
Les started his career as a comedian on the Working Men’s Club circuit in and around his native Liverpool.
He got his big break on TV Talent show New Faces, and went on to star in sketch and variety show The Laughter Show, forming a double-act with the late Dustin Gee.
His TV career includes roles in Extras, Brookside, Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders.
On stage he’s starred with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the English National Opera, and in hit plays and musicals such as Hairspray, Legally Blonde The Musical and 42nd Street.
Despite his vast back catalogue of work in the showbiz world, Les is set to earn the least from his social media posts – with £40 in his estimation.
Nice! Experts predict she will earn around £24 per post once the show is on air
ANGELA RIPPON – 4,644 FOLLOWERS
Angela not only hosted the original Strictly for three years until 1991 and again in 1998 but she stunned audiences with her own performance on the Morecambe and Wise 1976 Christmas special, where she danced a high-kicking routine.
She is the oldest ever star of the show and judge Shirley Ballas insists she has promise for the role ahead.
Experts predict she will earn around £24 per post once the show is on air.
Woo! Jody Cundy, CBE is an English cyclist and former swimmer
JODY CUNDY – 3,572 FOLLOWERS
Jody Cundy, CBE is an English cyclist and former swimmer.
He has represented Great Britain at seven Summer Paralympics winning eight Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals across swimming and cycling events.
Social media insiders predict he will have a similar earning potential to Angela, with a predicted £25 per post.
Nice: Social media insiders predict he will have a similar earning potential to Angela, with a predicted £25 per post
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