THE Strictly Come Dancing professionals' salaries have been revealed - including the huge bonus for the winning star.
Last year, the latest star-studded series of the dancing competition came to an end as Hamza Yassin was crowned the series winner.
However, it's since been revealed that whether the stars make it to the final or only to week two, they get paid the SAME amount.
The professionals, which include Kai Widdrington, Giovanni Pernice and Nadiya Bychkova, are all said to make between £35,000 and £50,000 for taking part in the series.
According to reports in the Daily Star, the dancers receive the same pay cheque regardless of where they place in the competition.
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The dancers are free to top up their earnings with other projects, brand deals and collaborations outside of the show.
Meanwhile, the celebrity dancers are also given a healthy pay packet - and some of them just for signing up to the programme.
According to the Metro, celebrity ballroom hopefuls get £25,000 just for agreeing to take part and heading to rehearsals.
Making it through the first month of shows sees the pay go up to a whopping £40,000, with quarter finalists making £60,000.
If celebrities make it to the final, the money is bumped up to £75,000 - while the overall winner takes home £100,000.
But it's not so straightforward when it comes to the salaries of judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabusi and Anton Du Beke.
It was recently revealed former pro Oti Mabuse netted up to £500k a year alongside her Strictly fee thanks to TV and advertising deals.
Motsi was offered a starting salary of £200,000 when she joined the Strictly judging panel in 2019.
Craig has been on the show since it started, and while he was originally paid £110,000 back in 2004, his salary recently matched Motsi's in 2020.
Head judge Shirley began on £180k when she joined the show in 2017.
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Since then she has negotiated a pay rise, bringing her Strictly salary up to an eye-watering £500,000 per series.
Anton du Beke has trebled his wage after replacing Bruno Tonioli on the show’s judging panel in recent years.
The Sun revealed that fellow former pro dancer Anton, 56, bags between £175,000 and £200,000 a year.
Earlier this year, the four judges went to war and had a "stand off" with the BBC over discussions about their pay.
They were chasing an inflation-busting 11 per cent salary bump.
It would give respected head judge Shirley, 62, around an extra £55,000 for three months’ work, while Motsi and Craig would make a little over £20,000 extra.
