Strictly Pros Offered 2021 Contracts

All of the Strictly pros have been offered the opportunity to return, as a thank-you for their commitment in 2020.

Many of the cast were forced to spend time away from their own families in order to form 'support bubbles' with their celebrities. The Sun reports that the producers have aknowledged their commitment by commiting to give them a job in 2021. Often, the pros aren't approached about coming back until the spring.

A source told the paper: “Bosses rewarded them for their commitment and hard work in ensuring the show was able to go ahead. They are well aware that without the willingness of the pro dancers to put their lives on hold, Strictly would not have gone ahead. So they have rewarded every one of the dancers with a contract each for the next series. The details of the deals will be hammered out in the next few weeks, but the pro dancers have been able to enjoy Christmas safe in the knowledge that they have kept their jobs for another year.”

This is absolutely the right thing to do, and I am glad to hear that the pros have been given this security, especially as they continue to lose work because of the pandemic, and their upcoming tours still hang in the balance.