Has The Strictly Come Dancing Winner Already Been Decided?

Chris McCausland, JB Gill, Sarah Hadland and Tasha Ghouri will take to the dance floor one last time in this weekend’s final in the hopes of lifting the coveted Glitterball Trophy.

Chris is partnered with Dianne Buswell, JB is paired with Lauren Oakley after Amy Dowden had to step down due to injury, Sarah is partnered with Vito Coppola, while Tasha is dancing with Aljaž Škorjanec.

Vito won last year’s show with actress Ellie Leach and, if he wins again with Sarah at the weekend, will follow in the footsteps of Oti Mabuse who won the show back to back in 2019 and 2020.

After reality star Pete Wicks was eliminated from the competition after a dance-off with Love Island finalist Tasha, viewers took to social media to declare that they have already decided who should win the series this year.

And it seems that many viewers have decided to put their faith in comedian Chris – who is the first ever blind contestant to appear on the BBC show – and his professional partner Dianne Buswell.

One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘If Strictly is about a “journey’”, as is so often quoted, then Chris and Dianne have to win the Glitter Ball. No question!’

‘So pleased for Chris and Dianne and I really hope they win next week,’ another added.

While a fourth viewer penned, ‘I mean idk why anyone else bothered, forgone conclusion from week 1 Chris was gonna win.’

A final viewer wrote, ‘I can’t wait to see Chris’ dances in the final. My winners. I absolutely love their show dance song choice.

‘I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, Chris to win Strictly! Although JB, Sarah and Tasha are fantastic too.’

However, there is no dance off in the final and the scores and public votes will determine the winner.

The bookies are suggesting Chris will make history at the weekend by lifting the Glitterball Trophy at the weekend, too.

Ladbrokes say Chris is the runaway favourite to win the series, with odds of just 1/16.

JLS singer JB is second favourite according to the bookies, with odds of 14/1, with Sarah Hadland in third place with odds of 25/1.

Strictly Come Dancing: The Final airs Saturday at 6pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Samuel McManus is a senior content creator for Bauer Media, writing celebrity news and features across five of the company’s brands – heat, Closer, Grazia, Bella and Yours. Samuel has worked at Bauer Media since November 2024.