Who is Sarah Hadland? Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant and actress
Sarah definitely has her sights set on that Glitterball trophy.
Sarah Hadland and her Strictly Come Dancing partner Vito Coppola are strong Glitterball contenders after consistently scoring nines and tens nearly every week.
Of course, Sarah had to do a song from the sitcom Miranda at some point. In a nod to the show's 15-year debut anniversary last week, their American Smooth to Proud by Heather Small lit up the dancefloor. However, the judges' comments were a mixed bag.
Anton said he loved her "legs and base" but she needed to improve on freeing her upper body. Whilst Craig wasn't a fan of her "blocky hands", he labelled Sarah "extremely talented".
For their American Smooth, they earned 33 points. This is a slight dip in score from Icons Week where Sarah channelled her inner Queen of Pop, complete with a blonde permed wig, Sarah impressed the judges, earning a huge 37 points for their Week 7 dance.
Perhaps the Blackpool special will be the chance Sarah needs to rise back to the top?
Read more to find out all you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant.
Who is Sarah Hadland?
Age: 53
Job: Actress
Instagram: @hadderstime
Partner: Vito Coppola
Sarah Hadland is an actress best known for her role as Stevie Sutton in the BBC sitcom Miranda from 2009 to 2015, as well as Trish in The Job Lot from 2013 to 2015.
Her other acting roles in both TV and film include Horrible Histories, Quantum of Solace and Leap Year.
More recently, Hadland starred in the sci-fi series The Man Who Fell to Earth, but it was unfortunately cancelled after one season.
Hadland is no stranger to the stage, either, having starred in adaptations of Cats, Grease and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Sarah Hadland's Strictly journey so far
Scoreboard
Week 1: Quickstep (8+8+7+7) = 30
Week 2: Paso Doble (8+8+8+8) = 32
Week 3: Viennese Waltz (8+9+8+8) = 33
Week 4: Foxtrot (6+7+7+7) = 27
Week 5: Samba (8+8+8+8) = 32
Week 6: Argentine Tango (9+10+9+10) = 38
Week 7: Cha Cha (9+9+9+10) = 37
Week 8: American Smooth (8+8+8+9)= 33
What is Sarah Hadland dancing to in Week 9 on Strictly?
Sarah Hadland and partner Vito Coppola will dance the Couple's Choice to Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue.
What has Sarah Hadland said about joining Strictly 2024?
Following the news being revealed on Lorraine, Hadland said she could not believe she was part of Strictly.
"I feel particularly excited to be part of such an iconic show in its 20th year," she said in a statement. "I'm so ready for the glitz, glam and glitter - and hopefully I can make everyone watching at home proud!"
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Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 16th November at 6:45pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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Authors
Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
