star Dianne Buswell has been dealt a huge blow after missing out to Amy Dowden as the show’s most popular dancer.
Strictly season is now underway, and on Saturday night, the new batch of celebrities will fight for a place in the competition. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this year’s Strictly contestants include TOWIE’s , JLS star and singer Toyah Willcox.
But there’s no denying that the Strictly professional dancers have become just as famous as the celebrity contestants, wowing audiences with their slick moves and charming personalities.
And now, with the help of Betfair Bingo, the most popular dancing stars have been revealed. Measuring popularity by a unique index score – generated by the number of followers, Google search volume, times in the final, number of 40 scores, and amount of show wins – with the lower the overall index score the higher the ranking.
And according to Betfair Bingo, Amy Dowden came out on top. The British pro joined the show back in 2017 and went all the way to the Grand Final in 2019 with celeb partner Karim Zeroual.
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Dianne Buswell has been knocked off the top spot by Amy Dowden (Image: BBC)
Amy, who has 678,000 followers has a Google search volume of 26,631. She has been in the finale once and had two routines which scored 40 points from the judges.
In the second spot is Dianne, who joined Strictly in 2017 with her celebrity partner Rev Richard Coles.
She didn’t fare well in her first year but she and YouTuber Joe Sugg soared to the final in 2018 and even fell in love during the process.
Dianne has a staggering 998,000 followers and a Google search volume of 5,764. She has been in the Strictly final twice and hasn’t received a score of 40 from the judges throughout her time on the show.
Amy Dowden has been voted as the most popular dancer (Image: BBC)
In third place is Aljaž Škorjanec, who joined Strictly in 2013 along with his wife and fellow pro Janette Manrara.
He left the show in 2021 but recently announced a surprise return for this year’s big anniversary.
At the other end of the scale are Jowita Pryztal and Carlos Gu, who have 134,000 and 63,400 followers on social media. Kai Widdrington is also in third to last place with 240,000 followers on .
This will be the second blow for Kai as he failed to be partnered with a celebrity in the 2024 series of Strictly.
returns to One on Saturday night.