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- Bookmakers give odds on which professional dancer will win the show
- Celebrity announcements are expected to come in the next week
- Former Love Island star Zara McDermott reportedly one of the first celebs signed up this year
Bookmakers give odds on which professional dancer will win the show
Betting odds are now available for which Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer will be in the winning couple on this year's series.
Bookmakers are offering odds on who will win the show following Jowita Przystal winning with celebrity Hamza Yassin last year despite them starting as outsiders.
Former winner Giovanni Pernice is the outright favourite in the winning professional market just 2 years on from an emotional win with Rose Ayling-Ellis.
Betway have Pernice as the 8/1 favourite in the betting market to win the show just ahead of popular dancer Johannes Radebe who is given a 10% chance according to the odds.
| 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% |
What the expert says...
Celebrity announcements are expected to come in the next week
Announcements are expected for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing in the next week with last year's announcements coming at around the same time last year.
Will Mellor was the first celebrity announced last year on August 4th and fast-forward a year later and we could see the first celebrity announced this year.
All eyes will be on The One Show in the next couple of days with the BBC One programme usually where they announce the first lot of contestants.
Former Love Island star Zara McDermott reportedly one of the first celebs signed up this year
Various reports back in July gave rumours around the first celebrity that will be appearing on this year's Strictly with the Daily Mail confirming their identity.
Reality star Zara McDermott will become the first ever former Love Island contestant to appear on the show with talks held with show producers 'for weeks'.
Zara, 26, is one of the BBC's rising stars now with various documentaries made by the influencer and her 1.7m Instagram followers will be excited to see how she does on the Strictly ballroom.
