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- Fleur East is favourite for this year's Strictly Come Dancing with full line-up announced
- Helen Skelton is second favourite in the market at 7/2 and was last contestant announced
- Former Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is now 10/1 to win Strictly
Fleur East is favourite for this year's Strictly Come Dancing with full line-up announced
The full line-up has now been announced for this year's Strictly Come Dancing and bookies make Fleur East 11/4 favourite to win the show.
William Hill have Fleur East as favourite ahead of Skelton with Actor Will Mellor just behind the pair at 5/1 in the betting market.
East has come in slightly from the 3/1 that she was at when she originally was announced to appear on Strictly 10 days ago.
| 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Winner (Selected contestants) | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Fleur East | 11/4 | 26.7% |
| Helen Skelton | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Will Mellor | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Molly Rainford
|
8/1 | 11.1% |
| Kym Marsh
|
9/1 | 10.0% |
| Matt Goss | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Ellie Simmonds
|
10/1 | 9.1% |
| Ellie Taylor | 10/1
|
9.1% |
There are 15 contestants in total for this year's Strictly Come Dancing and it is expected to start on the 17th September.
Helen Skelton is second favourite in the market and was last contestant announced
Bookmakers instantly made Helen Skelton second favourite to win the show this year, 10 years on from her appearance on the Christmas special of the famous dancing show.
BBC presenter Skelton got the second highest score on the 2012 Christmas special of Strictly with a total of 37 points.
Skelton has long been rumoured to appear on the show and her appearance has been a long time coming.
At 7/2 the presenter has a 22% chance of winning according to the betting odds.
Former Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is now 10/1 to win Strictly
Ellie Simmonds is now 10/1 to win this year's series after being one of the first contestants announced to appear on the show.
Bookmakers originally made Simmonds the second favourite in the betting market after the five-time Paralympic champion was confirmed for the series.
Simmonds has since drifted in the betting market to 10/1 and has a 9.1% chance of winning the show according to the odds.
