BIG-NAME stars are shunning Strictly Come Dancing because BBC bosses are not splashing enough cash. Struggling bookers increased offers to a maximum of £60,000 but have already been given their marching orders by celebs including Michelle Keegan.
Others understood to have been approached include singer Jessie J and actresses Tamzin Outhwaite and Gillian Anderson. Agents are also worried that their clients will not benefit from sharing the limelight with C-listers — after contestants last year included YouTuber Saffron Barker, and Radio 4 vicar the Rev Richard Coles in 2017.
They know their stars can make much more money on rival shows such as I’m a Celebrity, and appear alongside household names.
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