The Strictly Come Dancing results have been leaked every Saturday night since 2012 and there is one man in particular who is behind it
The Strictly mole has been around for years, revealing the identity of the axed stars before it actually hits our TV screens – but what do we know about the person who runs it?
Since 2012, with the help of their show moles, one superfan has been leaking the result of the nail-biting dance-off. They returned for the 2025 series too, which stars the likes of Amber Davies, Lewis Cope and Balvinder Sopal.
However, the spoiler has often divided fans of the glitzy BBC One show, with some eager to find out the gossip first, while others are left fuming at seeing the results.
But who is the man behind the Strictly male? And how much does he earn? Here’s everything we know about the Strictly Come Dancing mole…
Who is the Strictly mole?
The Strictly mole is Dave Thorp who started his Strictly spoiler blog back in 2012. And according to the Lancashire photographer, he started it because he was annoyed at the BBC pretending that the Sunday night results show is live, when it is in fact pre-recorded and put in the can for Sunday night.
“I’m just a Strictly fan who finds it ludicrous that, in a day and age where information can be transmitted globally in the blink of an eye, the BBC would still think it is a good idea to pre-record the results show of their flagship reality TV show and broadcast it a whole day after the event,” he told the Daily Star.
He added: “It is the BBC who make the spoiler possible. If the BBC don’t want the result to leak out, there is something very simple they can do to stop it – broadcast the results live.”
As for how he gets the results, he said on his website: “I work closely with a number of other spoiler sources and together we source moles for the various shows who are willing to tell us the results.”
How much does Strictly mole earn?
Dave reportedly earns a huge amount from being the Strictly spoiler. In June, a source claimed: “The money Thorp is making from giving away the Strictly results is ridiculous.”
They added to MailOnline: “He can sometimes earn up to £5,000 a month when the show is airing. On a bad month it’s around £3,000, but that’s not bad money for simply revealing a result and writing a bit of text around it.”
Meanwhile, Dave himself opened up about the income he generates. Last month, he was asked by a fan on X: “How do you make money the other 9 months of the year?” He replied: “I make enough in 3 months to last me the year.”
Anton Du Beke’s swipe at Strictly mole
It’s not just some fans that are left unimpressed by the Strictly Apple. Judge Anton Du Beke once revealed his frustration over the show’s spoilers.
“That irritates me. I get irritated, I hate anybody who’s a spoiler,” Anton told Metro in 2023. He added: “I can only think they take great pleasure from it and I just want to say grow up. Don’t spoil it for other people.”
Dave himself has always defended his website despite the backlash from some viewers. He told Yahoo News: “I’d say I’m not. I’m spoiling it for those who actually want to know and actually go and seek it out.”
He added: “There are some people out there that will just put it out on social media and I don’t agree with that. So I think people should have a choice if they want to see the spoiler. Brilliant. If they don’t want to and want to watch the result show that is also good.”
Strictly Come Dancing airs every weekend on BBC One.
