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- Giovanni Pernice remains the outright favourite to be the winning professional on Strictly Come Dancing this year
- BBC bosses 'keeping door open' for Amy Dowden after cancer diagnosis
- Former footballer Jill Scott 6/4 to be one of the celebrities on the show
Giovanni Pernice remains the outright favourite to be the winning professional on Strictly Come Dancing this year
Betting markets are available for this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing with UK Betting Sites offering odds on who will be the winning professional on the show.
Giovanni Pernice is the early favourite at 8/1 to win the show after a disappointing 14th place finish last season with his male partner Richie Anderson.
Pernice won Strictly two years ago with partner Rose Ayling-Ellis and Betway have kept him as the favourite to win this year's series with an 11% chance of doing so according to the latest betting 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% |
BBC bosses 'keeping door open' for Amy Dowden after cancer diagnosis
Strictly professional dancer Amy Dowden gave fans a positive update last Thursday after her first treatment took place in her battle against breast cancer.
Dowden revealed last month that she had been diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer and BBC bosses were quick to confirm that that didn't change anything in regards to Strictly.
Reports in the Metro say that a BBC Spokesperson has said that the door is open for Dowden to appear on the next series of the show and that they will not be recasting her spot.
Former footballer Jill Scott 6/4 to be one of the celebrities on the show
Jill Scott, former Lionesses player and I'm A Celebrity champion, has odds as short as 6/4 for being a contestant on Strictly this year.
Bookmakers say there's a 40% chance that she appears in the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing after winning I'm A Celebrity at the back end of 2022.
Scott could want to do the Reality TV double by winning Strictly as well as I'm A Celeb and she's a short price to do so..
Further odds for Scott's future include 5/1 that she is the host of Match of the Day at some point this year.
