Musician Fleur East is the favourite to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
The past two seasons have been plagued by covid restrictions which saw the ballroom lose its audience and panels put up between judges - but this year they're coming back with a bang.
This year's competitors are made up of Coronation Street, Loose Women and Countryfile stars that have been in the industry for decades. The first handful of celebrities to be announced was former Corrie actors Will Mellor and Kym Marsh alongside presenter Kaye Adams. BBCR2 host Richie Anderson followed joined by comedians Jayde Adams and Ellie Taylor.
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The other half of the lineup included CBBC's Tyler West and Molly Rainford, Paralympian Ellie Symmonds, and Bros frontman Matt Goss. The last to be announced in the class of 2022 was former Arsenal player Tony Adams, popstar Fleur East, presenter Hamza Yassin, EastEnders star James Bye and presenter Helen Skelton.
Though the stars are yet to take to the floor, buzz is already circulating over who will lift this year's glitterball trophy. In the lead as the bookie's favourite is Fleur given her history with choreography and music videos. Not far behind her is Helen who is sitting with odds of 7/2 according to Bet Victor.
Unfortunately, joint last are Kaye and Tony with a low turn expectation of only 40/1. That may not speak for much as previous winner Bill Bailey was tipped as an early out but went on to win the show in 2020.
Here's the betting odds on this year's dancers.
- Fleur East – 10/3
- Helen Skelton – 7/2
- Will Mellor – 6/1
- Ellie Simmonds – 9/1
- Matt Goss – 9/1
- Molly Rainford – 10/1
- Kym Marsh – 10/1
- Tyler West – 10/1
- Ellie Taylor – 12/1
- James Bye – 14/1
- Richie Anderson – 18/1
- Jayde Adams – 16/1
- Hamza Yassin – 25/1
- Kaye Adams – 40/1
- Tony Adams – 40/1
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