Dan Walker is the Bookmakers Second Favourite as Nina Wadia is announced as 11th Strictly Contestant

Dan Walker is the Bookmakers Second Favourite as Nina Wadia is announced as 11th Strictly Contestant
Steve Madgwick
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  • BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker 6/1 second favourite with Bookmakers after being announced earlier this week
  • Nina Wadia is the 11th Contestant announced for Strictly - We Wait to see how the Bookmakers React
  • McFly star Tom Fletcher remains betting sites favourite for the show at 5/1, hoping to follow on from bandmate Harry Judd’s success back in 2011
  • Gordon Ramsey’s daughter Tilly one of the latest contestants revealed to appear in this year’s series and will be popular with 900k Insta Followers
  • The full line-up is expected to be confirmed by Friday

Dan Walker second favourite for this years show

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker is one of the latest contestants to be announced for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. With the latest stars of the show still slowly being drip-fed as the BBC normally do, there are still 3 more to be announced throughout the week. At 7/1, bookmakers are expecting him to hit the ground running in the show.

Bookmakers will still be stung by 80/1 winner Bill Bailey last year and won’t want a repeat of that this time around, but that success shows that Strictly truly is anyone’s game. 

Dragon’s Den’s Sara Davies still remains a 20/1 outsider for the show, with newcomer Tilly Ramsey yet to be priced up by bookmakers.


Contestant Odds Probability
Tom Fletcher 6/1 14.29%
Dan Walker 7/1 12.49%
Robert Webb 12/1 7.69%
AJ Odudu 12/1 7.69%
Rhys Stephenson 12/1 7.69%
John Thwaite 14/1 6.67%
Sara Davies 20/1 4.76%


Tilly Ramsay could shake up the betting when included. her 9 million following is going to have a huge effect - I expect her to go straight to the head of the betting!
Steve Madgwick - Senior Editor and Light Entertainment Specialist

Tom Fletcher Still Favourite with Bookmakers

McFly’s Tom Fletcher remains the 5/1 favourite for the show, with bandmate Harry Judd winning back in 2011. Fletcher’s wife Giovanna also won the latest series of I’m A Celebrity, so winning reality shows is something that those around him are used to. 

That could suggest that McFly fans are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to voting on these types of programs and it’s no surprise therefore that the Bookmakers instantly installed him as favourite.

Tom Fletcher Strictly Come Dancing Bookies Favourite

Tilly Ramsay's Huge Social Following

Tilly Ramsay is the latest announcement for this year’s Strictly, with the 19 year old daughter of Chef Gordon Ramsay yet to be priced up by bookmakers. With over 9 million followers on TikTok, Tilly is known for her quirky videos on the platform with Dad Gordon featuring in them from time to time. 

Actor Greg Wise was also announced for the series on Wednesday, with the full line-up expected by the end of the week to wrap up that pre-launch excitement and get us ready for the show to kick off in September. 

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