Strictly Come Dancing ’s Kym Marsh has been dealt a major blow ahead of tomorrow night’s live show.
The actress, 46, and her pro partner Graziano Di Prima landed at the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leader board and said she had ‘lacked confidence’ last Saturday.
Following her performance on the TV show, Kym was left disappointed with her score as she ended up in the dreaded dance off following a score of 27 from the judging panel.
Kym closed Saturday's show performing the Quickstep to Sweet's Ballroom Blitz but received critical comments from the judges as Anton Du Beke said the dance lacked her usual confidence.
After receiving such gutting feedback, former soap star Kym is preparing to take on another week in the BBC One dance contest, this time with a rumba.
But their preparation for the notoriously difficult boogie comes as bookies have said Kym could face elimination this weekend
Kym is the 2-1 favourite to be the next contestant to leave Strictly, according to bookmaker Ladbrokes.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "They're consistently picking up the lowest score of the week, but Tony Adams has got the backing of the Gooners, and it looks like Kym Marsh will be sent packing this weekend as a result."
Behind former Coronation Street star Kym, James Bye and Ellie Taylor find themselves with elimination odds of 5/2, while Tony Adams is has 6/1 odds.
Appearing on the show spin-off It Takes Two alongside partner Graziano on Thursday, Kym said she had a ‘meltdown’ earlier in the day before the live show last Saturday.
She added: “It was a bit of a scary moment closing the show, but Graziano gave me the biggest squeeze – which I didn’t really appreciate, because I’ve got a rib injury still.”
The pair were asked by host Janette Manrara how they planned to build their confidence going forward having come so close to leaving the show.
Graziano said: “It’s been a process. If I think about the Kym I met the first week and the Kym that last week and this week especially, how she found a way to come out of the tunnel.”
Kym is currently juggling other TV commitments with being a mother-of-four and grandmother-of-three.
She told Janette about the difficulty of balancing her life with the Strictly preparation.
She added: “Sometimes it’s hard because obviously there’s a lot going on in my life.
“There’s a lot going on – Waterloo Road, my family. Then you take on board learning dances, travelling and everything else.
“Sometimes you can let our head go into a place. Today I managed to get myself out of that on my own.”
Following their Saturday routine, head judge Shirley Ballas argued Kym’s Quickstep lacked 'stamina' and it 'wasn't her best dance'.
However, Craig Revel Horwood disagreed with his fellow judges, he said: “I thought you came out absolutely confident.
“Your frame needs work, we all know that but I thought the footwork was clean and, as Anton said, you flew around that floor, well done.”
