Toyah Willcox has been dealt a crushing blow ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing live show.
The 66-year-old singer and actress could have been eliminated from the BBC show last week as she found herself in the dreaded dance-off. But she did enough to impress the judges and it was Olympian Tom Dean who became the first star to be booted from the ballroom.
However, it seems this week she could be walking away from the competition on Sunday night (October 6) as the bookies at William Hill believe she’s the next star to get the chop. Toyah has been given 1/1 odds to be the second celeb to be sent packing.
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William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps said: “Most Strictly fans would have been surprised to see Toyah Willcox make it into week three after Tom Dean was eliminated last week, but things aren’t expected to get any easier for the former singer ahead of this weekend’s episodes.
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“Toyah is just even-money with us to become the second casualty of the series – the lowest price we’ve seen for any contestant to depart the show since the market opened.”
Former football star Paul Merson is also a frontrunner to be eliminated as he’s behind Willcox in the betting at 5/2. And it appears DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles is also in trouble as he has odds of 4/1.
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Many Strictly fans were furious when Tom and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova was knocked out of the competition last week, with some claiming it was a “fix”. Partner Neil showed his support for her after the backlash.
He wrote: “I just want to say it’s week 2 @toyahofficial is not a dancer but every day she’s improving, each day I tell Toyah, it might not be perfect but you are improving and at the same time you are not losing who you really are and that is what @bbcstrictly is all about.” He added: “You bring so much joy in our lives and I feel lucky that I have the opportunity to teach and guide you so we can both entertain.”
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Toyah seemed upbeat this week ahead of her Samba as she shared an update on her rehearsals. She said: “It’s Wednesday and I love Wednesdays because this is when Neil and I start to dance the complete dance over and over and over again. But this week, because we’re doing characterisations because we are characters from the movie The Little Mermaid, it’s another layer.
“So I need to know certain lines and I need to know how to respond to them and act it while doing the Samba – one of the hardest dances I’m going to learn! So I’m really excited, I’m slightly overwhelmed but I see absolutely everything about Strictly is that I am being offered opportunity after opportunity and now it’s up to me to make the most of this and get it right!”
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