Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens tonight (September 23) after the BBC delayed the show’s launch due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8.
A brand new cast of 15 celebrities will be introduced to Strictly viewers tonight, including Paralympian Ellie Simmons, EastEnders star James Bye and TV presenter Helen Skelton.
With the full line-up of celebs already announced, many people are already debating who could be crowned the Strictly champion of 2022.
But what are the latest betting odds for Strictly and why is Helen Skelton the favourite to win?
Here’s everything you need to know.
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Latest odds for Strictly Come Dancing 2022
TV presenter Helen Skelton has overtaken singer Fleur East as the bookies’ favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing ahead of the show’s launch today (September 23).
The odds on Helen taking home the coveted glitterball trophy are currently 7/2.
A list of the latest odds, according to William Hill, are as follows:
- Fleur East – 4/1
- Will Mellor – 11/2
- Matt Goss – 7/12
- Ellie Simmonds – 8/1
- Tyler West – 10/1
- Richie Anderson – 14/1
- Kym March – 16/1
- Molly Rainford – 16/1
- Jayde Adams – 20/1
- Ellie Taylor – 21/1
- James Bye – 22/1
- Hamza Yassin – 33/1
- Tony Adams – 40/1
- Kaye Adams – 50/1.
Why is Helen Skelton the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2022?
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The former Blue Peter presenter is currently favourite to win Strictly 2022.
Helen has previous dancing experience thanks to her stint in the Strictly Christmas special in 2012.
She was paired with former Strictly pro Artem Chigvintsev and they came in second place.
The presenter scored a 37 for her Jive to Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, narrowly losing out to JLS star JB Gill who scored 39.
However, she told metro.co.uk that the past experience will not give her an advantage over other contestants as the training was “only four days”.
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She added: “I have no knowledge. I think it was a good chance though because when we were at rehearsals, everyone was like “woah, there was a lot to take in,” but because I had that I was like “yay, there’s a lot to take in’.
“I feel grateful that some of the people that I worked with on the crew were the same people who were on Blue Peter back in 2008.”
The Countryfile host also has tap-dancing experience and she bagged a Ken Dodd tap-dance award when she was 17.
Helen previously said that she signed for Strictly to cheer herself up and “smile” again following her marriage split.
In April, the former Blue Peter host and her rugby player husband Richie Myler – who have three children – broke up after nine years together.
And when asked why she agreed to do Strictly, Helen said: “I just wanted to do something fun. It was a good chance for my family to see me smiling and it’s a fun adventure.”
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