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We all love a bit of Strictly<\/a>, don\u2019t we?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the final months of the year, we cosy up in front of the TV with a cuppa and for a couple of hours, we\u2019re suddenly dance experts, choreographers, the Best of the Biz when it comes to dancing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, our real expertise comes into play before the show is even back on air. The second that the Strictly contestants are announced,<\/a> the real judges are us: \u201cWho is that guy?\u201d \u201cWait, wasn\u2019t he in an advert or something?\u201d \u201cHow is she a celebrity?\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n We know better than not just the dancers but the casting directors, too. We reckon we either don\u2019t know people or they\u2019re long-since washed up celebs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, Richard Osman<\/a> pointed out on his podcast with Marina Hyde, The Rest Is Entertainment<\/a>, that actually, Strictly is often the making of celebs and our assumptions about them is often wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He said: \u201cA large proportion of the biggest stars on British TV<\/a> come from reality shows. Strictly has been the absolute making of them. I mean the wonderful late Caroline Flack<\/a> absolutely went from minor TV presenter to presenting the X Factor and Love Island<\/a> because she won Strictly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2033[As an agent] if you have a client who is on the cusp of becoming huge, and they have a personality that people like watching on television, then doing something like Strictly… it\u2019s almost impossible to think of a better show.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTalent executive at Strictly revealed details behind choosing contestants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n