News: Entertainment & TV

CMAT is the 2/1 favourite to win the 2025 Mercury Prize ahead of Fontaines D.C. (9/4) in what looks like an all-Irish battle at the top of the betting. The awards will take place on 16 October in Newcastle.

The first Celebrity Traitors series launches Wednesday 8 October on BBC One, with Alan Carr the 5/2 favourite to win. Olympian Tom Daley (3/1) and actor Nick Mohammed (4/1) follow closely in the market for the £100,000 charity prize.

George Clarke is now 13/8 favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2025 after another standout performance. The YouTuber impressed the judges again with a 30-point Paso Doble, while Tom Skinner became the first celebrity eliminated from this year’s competition.

Jenny Baird is now joint favourite with Zelah Glasson at 3/1 to win Big Brother 2025. Cameron Kinch, who led the market last week, has drifted to 6/1 after Gani’s eviction reshaped the betting ahead of Week 2.

The first live eviction of Big Brother 2025 takes place tonight, with Gani odds-on at 1/2 to leave ahead of Zelah (2/1). Cameron K remains favourite to win the series outright, priced at 4/1 in the latest betting.

Ross King is odds-on at 8/11 with bet365 to be the first Strictly Come Dancing celebrity eliminated this weekend after scoring just 10 points in week one. We look at the elimination market and updated winner betting odds.

Betway make Oasis just 1/5 to return to Knebworth in 2026 after Liam Gallagher teased fans at Wembley. The band are also even-money to play Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, marking 30 years since their legendary Maine Road gigs.

Bookmakers go 8/1 on a One Direction reunion in 2026, an implied probability of just 11.1%. But a new Netflix road trip show starring Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik has reignited hopes of the band performing together again.

One Battle After Another is now odds-on at 4/7 to win Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars, ahead of Hamnet (11/4). We break down the betting market and link to DiCaprio’s Best Actor bid.

Taylor Swift releases The Life of a Showgirl tomorrow, and bookmakers have opened a range of betting specials. Markets include Number One singles, Brit Awards, streaming records, and even whether she will announce another re-recording this year.