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- Bobby Brazier is the 3/1 favourite in the betting market to win Strictly Come Dancing this year
- We look at the full list of celebrities who will be on the show this year
- Bookies also offer odds on who the winning professional will be this year
Bobby Brazier is the 3/1 favourite in the betting market to win Strictly Come Dancing this year
The new series of Strictly Come Dancing is nearly here and bookmakers are offering betting odds on who will win the show this year with Bobby Brazier leading the way at 3/1.
Bobby Brazier is an English actor who is currently starring in Eastenders and is the son of presenter Jeff Brazier and the late Jade Goody who starred on Big Brother.
Brazier is favourite to win Strictly this year just ahead of Film and Theatre actor Layton Williams who was originally favourite when the first batch of contestants were announced.
Bet365 say that there's a 25% chance of Brazier winning Strictly Come Dancing this year ahead of Williams who is now second favourite at 4/1.
| Strictly Come Dancing Winner 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brazier | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Layton Williams | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Angela Scanlon
|
11/2 | 15.4% |
| Adam Thomas | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Nigel Harman | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Zara McDermott | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Annabel Croft | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Angela Rippon
|
16/1 | 5.9% |
| Nikita Kanda | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Jody Cundy | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Ellie Leach | 22/1 | 4.3% |
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We look at the full list of celebrities who will be on the show this year
The full list of celebrities for this year's Strictly Come Dancing have been announced ranging from Soap Stars to Newsreaders and a range of ages too.
Bobby Brazier is the youngest contestant on the show this year at 20 years old with Angela Rippon the oldest at 78.
The Strictly class of 2023:
- Layton Williams, 28, Film and Theatre actor
- Adam Thomas, 34, Waterloo Road actor
- Nikita Kanda, 28, Radio and TV host
- Zara McDermott, 26, Love Island star and Documentary maker
- Angela Rippon, 78, Radio and TV host
- Angela Scanlon, 39, TV Presenter
- Eddie Kadi, 40, Radio presenter and Comedian
- Amanda Abbington, 49, Actress
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy, 53, Channel 4 News host
- Ellie Leach, 22, Actress
- Les Dennis, 69, Actor and Presenter
- Annabel Croft, 57, Former Tennis player and Presenter
- Jody Cundy CBE, 44, Paralympian
- Bobby Brazier, 20, Actor
- Nigel Harman, 50, Actor
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Bookies also offer odds on who the winning professional will be this year
Bookmakers are also offering odds on which professional dancer will win the show this year with the pairings unknown until the Launch Show next month.
Former winner Giovanni Pernice is the favourite in the winning professional market just 2 years on from an emotional win with Rose Ayling-Ellis and partly due to his popularity too.
Betway have Pernice as the 8/1 favourite in the market to win the show just ahead of another popular dancer in Johannes Radebe who is given a 10% chance according to the latest odds.
We'll know who the celebrities will be partnered with at the start of September with the Launch Show's recording date set for September 6.
| Strictly Winning Professional 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Pernice | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Johannes Radebe | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Dianne Buswell | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Lauren Oakley | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Gorka Marquez | 14/1 | 6.7% |
