Strictly Come Dancing is back and the new 2024 series marks the 20th anniversary of the hit BBC reality show.

This year's Strictly lineup is set to feature celebrities including Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, TV personality/former The Only Way Is Essex star Pete Wicks and Welsh opera singer/broadcaster Wynne Evans.

Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas will be back again for another series.

While Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman return as hosts of Strictly in 2024.

There are also 18 professional dancers that have been selected for the new series of the hit BBC show including the likes of last year's winner Vito Coppola, Nikita Kuzmin and Amy Dowden, who is back after missing the 2023 series due to cancer.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals net worth

Aljaž Škorjanec

Aljaž Škorjanec returns to Strictly in 2024 after a two year hiatus.

He has previously been partnered up with the likes of model Abbey Clancy, This Morning star Alison Hammond and presenter/influencer Gemma Atkinson.

Škorjanec's net worth, according to The Sun, is around £1.3 million.

Amy Dowden

Amy Dowden is also returning to Strictly after some time away from the show.

Amy Dowden will return to Strictly Come Dancing in 2024 after missing the 2023 series.Amy Dowden will return to Strictly Come Dancing in 2024 after missing the 2023 series. (Image: BBC Studios/Kieron McCarron/PA Wire)

The Welsh dancer was forced to miss the 2023 series after being diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023.

The 34-year-old announced in February (2024) that she would return to Strictly this year, after a mastectomy and chemotherapy left her with “no evidence of disease”.

Her celebrity partners on the show have included Death in Paradise actor Danny John-Jules, McFly's Tom Fletcher and James Bye from EastEnders.

Dowden's net worth is unknown.

Carlos Gu

Carlos Gu has previously been partners with EastEnders star Molly Rainford in 2022 and Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon in 2023.

Gu's net worth is estimated to be around USD$3million (£2.2 million), according to The Mirror.

Dianne Buswell

This series of Strictly Come Dancing will be Australian dancer Dianne Buswell's eighth.

She was partnered up with Bobby Brazier (EastEnders) last year and before that has danced with celebrities including radio DJ Dev Griffin and her now partner Joe Sugg.

Buswell's net worth, according to Entertainment Daily, is estimated to be around USD$1 million (roughly £761,000).

Gorka Márquez

Gorka Márquez has been part of the Strictly family since 2016. 

During his time on the show he has been partnered with the likes of actress Maisie Smith, former The Saturday's singer Frankie Bridge and TV presenter Helen Skelton.

Márquez' net worth is estimated to be USD$5 million (up to £3.8 million), Entertainment Daily reports.

Johannes Radebe

Johannes Radebe joined Strictly as a professional back in 2018.

Last season he was partnered up with former tennis player Annabel Croft, with the pair coming fourth.

Radebe's net worth is around USD$500,000 (£380,000), Entertainment Daily says.


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Jowita Przystal

Jowita Przystal joined Strictly in 2021, but didn't receive her first celebrity partner until the following year.

In 2022 she won the show with British wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin before being paired with Paralympian Jody Cundy in 2023.

Przystal's net worth is estimated to be USD$720,000 (£548,000), according to Entertainment Daily.

Kai Widdrington

Kai Widdrington has not been paired with a celebrity for the 2024 edition of Strictly Come Dancing, meaning he will only appear in group performances.

Karen Hauer

Venezuelan dancer, Karen Hauer first joined the show in 2012. 

She has previously been paired with the likes of singer Nicky Byrne, Made in Chelsea star Jamie Lang and last year she danced with comedian Eddie Kadi.

Hauer’s net worth is reportedly around USD$4 million (roughly £3 million), Entertainment Daily reports.

Katya Jones

Katya Jones has been on Strictly since 2016 and during her time on the show has danced with celebrities including Good Morning Britain's Ed Balls, actor Nigel Harman and comedian Seann Walsh.

Katya’s net worth, Entertainment Daily, is around USD$5 million (£3.8 million).

Lauren Oakley

Lauren Oakley's net worth is unknown.

Luba Mushtuk

Russian dancer Luba Mushtuk has been on the show since 2018 but has only been paired up with a celebrity three times.

Mushtuk's net worth is reportedly between USD$1m – $3m (up to £2.2 million), according to Entertainment Daily.

Michelle Tsiakkas

Michelle Tsiakkas' net worth is said to be approximately USD$1 million (around £761,000), Entertainment Daily said.

Nadiya Bychkova

Nadiya Bychkova didn't have a partner in the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing but has been a part of the show since 2017.

Her net worth, according to Entertainment Daily, is around USD$5 million (£3.8m).

Nancy Xu

Nancy Xu first joined the Strictly professional team back in 2019. However, it wasn’t until 2021 that she received a celebrity pairing.

In 2023 she was paired with Les Dennis.

Xu is reportedly worth around USD$100,000 (roughly £76,000), Entertainment Daily reports.

Nikita Kuzmin appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2024.Nikita Kuzmin appeared on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother in 2024. (Image: Ray Burmiston/ITV)

Neil Jones

Neil Jones has been a part of Strictly since 2016 but has only ever had two celebrity partners – former footballer Alex Scott and actress/comedian Nina Wadia.

Entertainment Daily reports, Jones' net worth is somewhere around USD$1 million (£761,000).

Nikita Kuzmin

Nikita Kuzmin had a stellar run on Strictly 2023 with Bad Education actor Layton Williams - the pair finishing runners up behind winner Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola.

Kuzmin also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year along with the likes of Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Fern Britton.

Kuzmin's net worth, according to Entertainment Daily, is between USD$2 and $3 million (up to £2.2 million).


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Vito Coppola

Vito Copploa is the defending Strictly Come Dancing champion having lifted the Glitterball Trophy with former Coronation Street actress Ellie Leach in 2023.

In 2022 he was runner-up with Fleur East.

It is unknown what Coppola's net worth is.