BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland's net worth, children and famous friends

Strictly Come Dancing: Sarah Hadland emotional over song

Actress Sarah Hadland is hotly tipped to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday evening (December 14).

Coupled with Vito Coppola, the 53-year-old has topped the leaderboards twice during the competition and find themselves up against Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec.

Beyond Strictly Come Dancing, the actress is known and loved for her various comedy roles, including her portrayal of Stevie Sutton in the BBC One comedy series Miranda, Trish in ITV's The Job Lot, and Monica in Murder, They Hope.

But how much do you know about her life away from the cameras? Keep reading to find out all we know, including her London home, net worth and famous friends.

What is Sarah Hadland's net worth?

Sarah Hadland is a finalist on Strictly Come Dancing 2024 and is tipped to win (Image: Getty)

Proving once again that money can't buy you Strictly success, Sarah Hadland isn't known to have a massive net worth. Although the star keeps a low profile when it comes to her private life, and her finances, she is coming out of her shell with her dancing.

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Sarah Hadland has one daughter and lives with her in Blackheath, London. Sarah also has a furry child - her beloved ginger cat Percy who she regularly shares photos of.

Speaking about her home life, she shared: "It's quite a juggle but you manage to do it like all working mums.

"I think you just have to put your 'mum hat' on and your 'work hat' on and I feel so lucky to be doing this show."

The actress prefers to keep the identity of her daughter private and has never revealed her face or name. However Sarah did open up about her heartwarming bond with her daughter when she dedicated her dance to her.

Speaking with her professional partner in their VT before they took to the floor, Sarah was overcome with emotion as she said that the song they performed their Foxtrot to, Billie Eilish's Birds of a Feather.

Sarah showed the camera a gorgeous bird collage that they had made together. "[This dance] it's about my family and me and my little one," she said.

"This song is special to us because we sing it together. It would be really lovely to show how I feel in the dance."

Sarah also loves to share photos from inside her stunning home on Instagram. One shows her posing with a pal in her kitchen which has dark cupboards and sideboards contrasted with bright white wall and floor tiles and a large wooden bench in the centre of the room.

Another shows her celebrating her 50th birthday and taking a picture of a cardboard cutout of herself in her hallway. She can be seen in the reflection of two large mirrors, one with a white frame and another opulent silver one in the background. The floor features some vintage monochrome tiles.

She spoke to the Times in 2019 about discovering her home and why she loved its unique style.

She said: "I found my house while traipsing behind my dad, telling him, 'Don't be ridiculous, I'll never be able to afford Blackheath.'

"We promptly came across this house. I am attracted to quirky buildings. The house was originally a stable - I have photos of it in the 1980s, with barn doors."

Who are Sarah Hadland's famous friends?

Sarah Hadland with Miranda Hart are close friends thanks to their TV show together (Image: Getty)

As revealed by her social media, Sarah Hadland has plenty of celebrity friends she loves to spend time with.

She has shared photos with Sian Gibson of Car Share fame, Bridget Jones and Smack The Pony star Sally Phillips, her Miranda co-star Patricia Hodge, and friend and actor Russell Tovey.

But Sarah Hadland also has a close friendship with her Miranda co-star Maranda Hart. Sarah previously admitted she didn't think the two stars would get on.

"I hadn't been to university or drama school," she told the Observer in 2013. "I was told a gazillion times: 'You will not be an actress'.

"I remember looking her up on the internet and thinking: 'We have nothing in common, you're posh'."

Thankfully, the W1A star couldn't have been more wrong and she quickly became firm friends with Miranda. "I feel lucky to have done a job that has given me a good friend for life,"