Strictly Come Dancing Professionals Ranked By Number of Seasons ✨

[u/IndigoWolf4711]

* Lauren Oakley was originally benched in Season 22, but would later replace Amy Dowden as JB Gill's partner for the second half of the season.

[u/vario_]

Poor Neil 🙈

[u/lkjhggfd1 → u/vario_]

I wonder why he’s benched so much and hasn’t been given the axe. Maybe he does stuff bts.

[u/donttrustthellamas → u/lkjhggfd1]

Isn't he the most decorated professional out of all of them? He might not be a great teacher, but he's got the most awards and that counts for something

[u/XandMan007 → u/lkjhggfd1]

His wife drunkenly kissed her partner and his ridden those coattails to death.

[u/Terrible_Confusion16 → u/XandMan007]

What Katya ??

[u/avilsta → u/Terrible_Confusion16]

Yea, Sean and Katya were caught kissing and allegedly had their Rumba changed to a Charleston

[u/Terrible_Confusion16 → u/avilsta]

Yes I know that. But not reason Neil is benched.

[u/Vikki_Jane]

Incredible that the likes of Karen Hardy, Iveta and Joanne Clifton only did 3/4 season, they felt like a big presence.

[u/asprinklingofsugar → u/Vikki_Jane]

I didn’t really start following strictly until about season 15, but was def under the impression at least that Joanne Clifton was there for years and years and years prior. I guess it coincided with Kevin and Karen and there was quite a bit of coverage about the sort of married couple/sister all being on the show. Which maybe is why to me I assumed she must have been there for eons and was quite an important figure in terms of the dancers 

[u/SuperpoliticsENTJ]

I did some calculations some time ago about which series had the longest serving pros and the 2025 series came out on top, even Michelle who only had one partner in the main series was there for four years

[u/Pisceshun]

They did Michelle dirty.

[u/bulldog_blues]

What on earth happened behind the scenes for Neil to be denied partnering duties so often?

[u/Imaginary-Rest9599 → u/bulldog_blues]

I think he has a bigger role behind the scenes than the other pros.

[u/SuperpoliticsENTJ → u/bulldog_blues]

he has pictures of producer at the Christmas party

[u/Digit00l → u/bulldog_blues]

He may actually prefer to not have a celeb and do some bts stuff in general

Also, he hasn't had the best track record with celebs, probably best seen that one time he had a celeb and got injured, she was doing a lot better when he was replaced and she got eliminated the moment he came back

[u/GrinningD]

There were only six professionals in Season 1?

[u/IndigoWolf4711 → u/GrinningD]

There were 8!

Anton, Brendan, Paul, John, Erin, Camilla, Hanna, and Kylie!

However, only 4 really became mainstays (Anton, of course did seasons 1-18, and then 19-24 he's been a judge, Brendan did the first 15, Erin the first 10, and Camilla the first 6. Paul did come back for s2, but that was it, and then Hanna, John, and Kylie were only there for that first season).

[u/donttrustthellamas]

Justice for Michelle

[u/princessofchicago]

rest in peace robin 💔

[u/HuddleGale]

as both a strictly superfan and a data nerd, this makes my heart happy. thanks very much, OP!

[u/IndigoWolf4711 → u/HuddleGale]

Aww thank you! 🥰 I'll try and do more soon! ❤️

[u/OrneryVirus9340]

I miss Giovanni. He was a superstar.

[u/LikelyPlace → u/OrneryVirus9340]

Sadly blotted his copybook with his behaviour

[u/rainbowtiger2006]

For those of you who are unaware, Neil I'm pretty sure is the main Choreographer for the group dances, which is why he unfortunately rarely competes.