Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodrem has told BBC bosses he will quit the hit show unless they give him a steep payrise.

The 66-year-old reportedly gets paid the same for appearing on two episodes of the US version of the show as he does for the whole series on the BBC, and has had enough of splitting his time across the Atlantic unless he is adequately compensated.

A source tells the Sunday Mirror, “Len wore himself out trying to do both shows at the same time at the end of last year.

“He was leaving the BBC studio and catching the plane to Los Angeles. It is just not possible to carry on like that - unless the money makes it worth his while."