{"id":133125,"date":"2023-11-02T09:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133125"},"modified":"2023-11-02T09:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:35:46","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-star-branded-biggest-success-story-despite-early-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/strictly-come-dancing-star-branded-biggest-success-story-despite-early-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing star branded biggest success story despite early exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Adam Thomas admits Strictly Come Dancing is helping his arthritis<\/h3>\n<p>Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu has reportedly earned a staggering \u00a31.2million since taking part in the competition back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>AJ shot to success when partnered with professional Kai Widdrington and scored a perfect 40 with a quickstep in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Despite making it through to the final, she was forced to pull out after she ripped a ligament during training the day before.<\/p>\n<p>This hasn&#8217;t stopped from going on to be the &#8220;biggest success story&#8221; to come out of the show, earning a staggering amount.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Sun, a source claimed: &#8220;Before Strictly, she was a little known presenter who&#8217;d been grafting for years, but never managed to make her big breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Win a pair of tickets to The Coronation Street Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/AJ-Odudu-and-Kai-Widdrington-5045088.jpg?r=1698915967134\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But after AJ dazzled on the dance floor, she became a household name and broadcasters were queueing up to give her work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She didn\u2019t hesitate to take up as many jobs as she could. The result is she\u2019s now one of Britain\u2019s highest achieving and high earning presenters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The publication reports that AJ&#8217;s company, Piggy and Tuffs, show she has \u00a31.8million in the bank, including earnings from eight years of smaller presenting jobs.<\/p>\n<p>AJ is also now hosting Big Brother alongside Will Best, with her estimated \u00a3500,000 payout not being included in the latest figures.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>BBC Strictly&#8217;s Giovanni Pernice enjoys candlelit dinner with Rose Ayling-Ellis[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>BBC Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Ellie Leach admits to kicking Vito Coppola[INSIGHT ] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Bobby Brazier shares sweet moment with late mum Jade Goody in unearthed clip[WATCH] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/AJ-Odudu-and-Will-Best-5045087.jpg?r=1698915967185\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Express.co.uk has contacted AJ&#8217;s representatives for a comment.<\/p>\n<p>Before landing her role as a presenter on Big Brother, AJ was dropped from hosting Big Brother&#8217;s spin-off show in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>She previously said how she was &#8220;absolutely devastated&#8221; and &#8220;crushed&#8221; when axed from Big Brother&#8217;s Bit On The Side.<\/p>\n<p>She was the only one of the presenting trio, along with Rylan Clark and Emma Willis, to not be asked to return for the next series.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Sun at the time she said: &#8220;I thought that was it for me. It was going to go series to series, strength to strength, and when it didn&#8217;t work out that way I was absolutely devastated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was crushed. It more than stung. I cried for months. I was so, so upset. I felt, like, gosh, what am I going to do?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just a tragic time. My contract didn&#8217;t get renewed, my boyfriend was cheating on me and we broke up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing how that door closed on me and then, 10 years later, it&#8217;s like I&#8217;ve come back to own the whole building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday from 7:05pm on BBC One, with the results on Sunday from 7:15pm on BBC One.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1830603\/Strictly-Come-Dancing-AJ-Odudu-success-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Thomas admits Strictly Come Dancing is helping his arthritis Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu has reportedly earned a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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