Len Goodman has revealed that the judges on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing will more than likely take a hefty pay cut.

Len assured viewers that he doesn’t mind working for less money but I bet Arlene Phillips is glad that she got out when she did.

“I think we’ll probably be asked to take a pay cut which I understand, we are in the middle of a recession,” Goodman told the BBC.

“The job’s brilliant. It’s not exactly working on the docks – which I did for 10 years – is it?

“It’s a joy so anything I get I always feel a bit of a fraud so I don’t mind if they knock off a couple of bob.”

He added: “It’s not arduous. I’m not digging ditches am I?

“I’m only sitting their saying, ‘cock your leg up and keep your head up higher’.”

A BBC spokesman said: “We never discuss individual contracts.

“However, we have been clear that, as part of wider efficiency savings, we have a firm commitment to reduce the total amount we spend on top talent in the coming years.”