Why does being a premiership footballer mean you should get paid more than a Policeman or nurse or teacher ?

Anyone would take a job that pays 30k for 6mths work which also gives you the exposure to earn alot more in the other 6mths of the year on the back of strictly.

You also have to remember that Brucey/ Tess get paid more as other broadcasters would love to use them so they have a market rate for their services. Cole on the other hand tv wise is only good for 'Love Island' hence his market rate is alot lower

If he was to get knocked out near the beginning like Anton then he's quids in

Hardly a fair comparison, Tess gets paid that much because of her razor like wit and her uncanny ability to ad lib at the drop of a hat, if required.

My very first thought!

She also reads an autocue and dances that beatutifully cherographed routine at the start if every show. Show your appreciation!

As you point out its not evern necessarily 6 months work and I would be happy to earn that type of salary for a) doing a job you love and b) judging by Lisa's day on ITT yesterday working a couple of hours most days and then two longer days.

Also on ITT if I am told one more time what a long and demanding days some of these people work I will scream!

The world of employment is not fair, and the more that you see of life the more evident that becomes. Even down to two people doing the same job, their pay can be quite different. And there's hardly anyone who doesn't think that they should be paid more for what they do, that's only natural.

However, each and every one of us is quite free to do something else, train in another profession, earn more employed elsewhere. Otherwise, you just accept it and make the best that you can out of it.

That's the reality.

It would have more meaning if we really knew how much dancers can make from competing, teaching etc. I mean, if Brendan could reasonably expect to make £70k a year from teaching and then can't teach for half a year, then he's giving up 5 grand isn't he?

Personally I think the BBC would do better to give all the pros another 20 grand each and get cheaper presenters, but that's just an opinion, not a demand or a factually-worked-out thing

20 premiership teams, 11 first team players per team = 220 top players. This takes in players from all over the world.

Meanwhile there are millions of people with the ability to be nurses, police, or teachers. It is a simple case of supply and demand.

I agree that he is digging his own grave (if these reported quotes are true) although I DO agree with him the pros are underpaid. They started training in August and will be commited to SCD until Xmas, thats almost half a year... so that'd be an equivalent of a 60K wage for a year. Not a huge amount for a star on the BBC's top rated show..

Id prefer if the replacements for Bruce/Tess were paid slightly less and the dancers slightly more...

But I doubt we will see Brendan next year now.....

Katherine Kelly from Coronation St said she earns the same as friends who are teachers. I don't know whether this is true or not, but if it is then she works most of the year and I know they do do long hours. Therefore a strictly dancer is doing ok.

[But I doubt we will see Brendan next year now.....[/quote]

I don't think it would a great loss to the show if he wasn't there next year. His "on screen" character is almost pantomime. I think it would do the show no harm to introduce new dancers as they have done this year. They brings something new. Having said that, it may not be a bad thing to introduces some new judges too...

I don't think it would a great loss to the show if he wasn't there next year. His "on screen" character is almost pantomime. I think it would do the show no harm to introduce new dancers as they have done this year. They brings something new. Having said that, it may not be a bad thing to introduces some new judges too...[/quote]

The show def needs a shake up next year...

The new dancers have worked well- esp Kristina and Brian..

I think next year we will see a change of at least 1 presenter and 1 judge and a couple of dancers.

I know Bredan can be a whinger, but i have to agree with him this time.

It's the professional dancers who have to do most of the work. And the Celebs should speak up too, if they're unhappy with their salaries.

It's easier to replace a dancer than let's say Brucie or a judge. We got three new dancers this year and it already feels like they were there since ever. So even if they do most of the work and Brucie only turns up to read from the autocue, their salaries correspond to their market price.

I don't think it would a great loss to the show if he wasn't there next year. His "on screen" character is almost pantomime. I think it would do the show no harm to introduce new dancers as they have done this year. They brings something new. Having said that, it may not be a bad thing to introduces some new judges too...[/quote]

I can't see him being much of a loss in all honesty, plus they've introduced Brian, who's been pretty much a big hit, so they have a replacement if Brian wants to return next year.

Although I do agree that Tess/Bruce and the Judges are vastly overpaid in relation to what the dancers get

My OH works in the film industry and Equity rates for a low budget film (so not directly comparable I will accept) are

6 day week - £750
5 day week - £600
Daily - £150

So for 16 weeks work that is £12,000 so based on that the wages aren't unfair.

I kind of agree with this, but just think of all the work the exposure of appearing on SCD gets Brendan. He makes it sound like his salary for SCD is all he has to live on, which is far from the truth.

I suspect he is frustrated with not 'making it big time' now he is celeb himself and wants to break from SCD, but can't because he still needs the exposure.

Just my thoughts.

Tess is paid £250,000 for her ability to say

"joodges and cooples"

I personally can't understand why he can't afford a mortgage or a car on the money he must have earned over the last five years or so. As others have said Strictly is only one string to his bow he also has done other TV programmes. He probably gets paid to open an envelope & I guess he does teaching & exhibition stuff too like the others .
Being conservative about things he's on approx £60K pa & I'm sorry he could have got a mortgage for £240K (before the slump), that would have got him a flat in the outskirts of London at least. Now he's with his fiancee, they could amalgamate their earnings & probably get quite a nice pad if she is on the same as him. (I've read she is a "model" so I'm assuming she's earning a reasonable amount).
If he really can't afford a mortgage or at least a car on that sort of money it makes one wonder what he is spending his dosh on. Most average couples can afford a mortgage, car, kids & a nice holiday once a year on a £60k salary. I know cos we did it in Greater London & I was a housewife .

Well I hadn't read about it so I thank the OP for bringing it to my attention.

I think Brendan's salary is adequate. He should stop whinging when we are about to enter into a recession and be thankful he still has a well-paid job.

Absolutely. When I started out as a junior doctor I existed on less than what he earns from Strictly alone and although that was a while back I never felt hard up; I was able to buy a flat and car and the odd long haul holiday.

I'm sure Brendan's problem is that he wants to buy a property around where he lives - I think he lives in South Kensington or somehere near there. Matthew lives in Norbury, Karen has a house in Croydon, and I think Erin lives in Kingston. People on £40K a year buy properties in places like these as they are cheap compared to other parts of London. He's been single for a while too so a one bedroom flat would have been more than enough. If he earns £60,000 a year (he must get paid a reasonable salary for judging NZ DWTS) he can afford a one bedroom flat in a "riverside" development in Colliers' Wood with the Northern Line on his doorstep, but that won't be good enough for Brendan.

it was first in the press nearly 3 weeks ago

http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm...name_page.html

Too early to tell with Alesha - singers her age struggle even if they are way better than the latest model. She's got some jobs but not yet done what Brucie suggests he should.

SCD almost certainly helped Natasha to her current position by raising her profile?

Louisa looks more visible after doing it too.

Zoe has got a fun second job touring.

DOI has a bit stronger record I should think. Suzanne has done lots and if she gets the key next role should build on Chicago. Several people acquired second or main jobs touring on ice skates. Bonnie seems more visible .IAC may be more successful still - Biggins turns up in lots of places, Mylene in even more, Carol Thatcher emerged.

Its a bit unpredictable though- some people vanish again with some magazine money if they are very lucky and some like Liz McClarmon pick up a lot of positive attention from winning something smaller like celebrity masterchef.

I don't doubt it. But we can't all keep up with the latest showbiz news as and when it breaks out.