Strictly Come Dancing fans are all saying the same thing about this professional dancer after her routine with her celebrity.
Movie Week has brought some impressive performances with fans praising one pair in particular.
Taking on the film The Godfather and turning it into a Waltz, TV dog trainer Graeme Hall with his professional Lauren Oakley wowed both the judges and the public.
Fans praise Lauren Oakley for her waltz with Graeme Hall
Despite a little incident with a camera shaking in the middle of their performance, the pair impressed the judges and ended up with a high score of 31, which is an improvement on last week’s score of 24.
Fans have taken to social media, not only to praise Graeme but also to say how great Lauren has been.
One person said: “wow! Lauren is such an amazing teacher and Graeme must be a wonderful student because that was so good!”
Another person said: “Graeme and Lauren - What a waltz!
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“Dance of the night so far!”
A third person said: “Graeme benefitting from having Lauren as partner too.
“He loves dancing and she is giving him best opportunity.”
Someone responded by saying: “She’s always been one of my favourite professionals.
“She seems really lovely, not too over the top, and I love watching her dance.”
Some people say Graeme could “surprise” a lot of viewers and be a “dark horse” in the competition.
What do the judges get paid on Strictly Come Dancing?
Exact figures for what the four judges earn on Strictly Come Dancing are hard to come by, and there are multiple reported numbers for what their salary is.
The Sun claims that head judge Shirley Ballas started on a salary of £180,000 but negotiated to a far larger fee of £500,000.
Other publications like The Express put the figure lower at £250,000 per series.
Veteran judge Craig Revel Horwood reportedly earns around £200,000 per series, while Motsi Mabuse was also reportedly offered a starting salary of £200,000 when she joined the panel in 2019.
It is unknown if that figure has increased in the years since.
Finally, Anton Du Beke is the most recently joined judge, having replaced Bruno Tonioli in 2021.
As a result, his pay is reportedly slightly lower at between £175,000 and £200,000.
Du Beke had been involved with every series of Strictly since its inception as a professional dancer prior to becoming a judge.
What did you think about Graeme and Lauren’s waltz? Let us know in the comments.
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