[7][8] In July 2022, Oakley was announced to be joining the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing as a professional, along with Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, and Michelle Tsiakkas.
[9] Upon her appointment as a professional, Oakley said "[She had] grown up watching Strictly, always hoping that one day [she] could be part of the best show on television, doing what [she loves] the most.
They were eliminated in the eighth week of the competition after losing the dance off to Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington.
She danced however, with JLS singer JB Gill in the show's seventh week, standing in for an ill Amy Dowden.
[12] The couple reached the final, but ultimately lost out to Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell.