Strictly pro Karen Hauer planning career change which is her true calling

Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer has revealed that she'd like to become a judge on the BBC show.

Karen, 41, is the longest serving dance professional on Strictly with an 11 years under her belt. But it seems she's keen on hanging up her dancing shoes and taking to the judging panel in the future.

Speakng to the Radio Times, she said: "Right now, I’m really happy with being a professional on Strictly, and to continue spreading that love of dance. As clichéd as it sounds, it can change your life, and some people still have no idea.”

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She continued: "But also, I’d love to be a judge on Strictly. I love to teach and I love to guide people. I think that’s my calling, my next step." The Venezuelan-American dancer said she'll never take her job on Strictly for granted.

"The amount of people that come up to me whenever I’m out and say how much happiness we bring to them…it’s incredible." She added. "Doing a job that makes people happy and makes them smile is something I never take for granted, working on this show can be exhausting. But the fact that we get to entertain the nation – that’s where we get the energy."

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Karen is paired up with comedian Eddie Kadi on this year's series. The pair got the show's first perfect score, 10 points, from head judge Shirley Ballas, who loved their street dance routine to Men In Black on Saturday (October 11).

"When you do something well, it needs rewarding," said Shirley. "This was slick, it had style, it was edgy, it was entertaining, you found your groove. Everything that you love in dance you were able to bring today as a partnership, I absolutely loved it."

Shirley joins Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke on this year's series.

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