Shayne Ward has been dealt some bad news ahead of his next Strictly routine.
The X Factor star and his dance partner Nancy Xu managed to score a big 35 out of 40 last week for their Quickstep to a medley of The Beatles' greatest hits. It was a great comeback following two stints in the dance-off the previous weekends.
However, it seems Shayne is in trouble yet again as the bookies at Grosvenor Sport have him as the favourite to leave the show this weekend. The singer has been issued odds of 10/11 to get the chop, ahead of fellow singer Wynne Evans who is at 7/4.
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And former Strictly star Ola Jordan, who has teamed up with Mecca Bingo, agrees. She said: "This weekend, I think Shayne and Nancy are at risk with their Rumba – the Rumba is a tricky dance for the celebrity partners so I would definitely say they’re at risk."
However, she also admits: "It’s about time Wynne was in the bottom two." She said: "JB and Lauren could be at risk with their Samba, too. I also think it’s possibly time for Wynne to be in the bottom two.
"I don’t think it’s Pete and Jowita’s time yet, their Couple’s Choice might be quite good!", adding: "I think Shayne is at risk this weekend, then it’s between JB and Wynne.”
Grosvenor Sport's odds are as follows: "Shayne Ward – 10/11, Wynne Evans – 7/4, JB Gill – 4/1, Pete Wicks – 8/1, Jamie Borthwick – 10/1, Montell Douglas – 10/1, Tasha Ghouri – 80/1, Chris McCausland – 100/1, Sarah Hadland – 100/1.
A spokesperson from Grosvenor Sport, Simon Kew, explained: “The competition heats up a notch this weekend as the remaining nine Strictly couples will battle it out on the dancefloor once again. They’ll be hoping to make it through to the half-way point of the series, which sees the celebrities perform in the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
"Shayne Ward remains our favourite to leave this weekend. He was 6/4 to be eliminated last weekend but defied the odds – but now he’s been priced at 10/11. They’ve got the Rumba this weekend which is a hard dance – Shayne has really got to give a stellar performance to stay.
"Shayne sits 5th in the leaderboard, whilst others in the competition find themselves in the danger zone too – with Wynne, JB and Pete hot on his dancing heels in the elimination betting.”
He added: “The second favourite to be eliminated is Wynne Evans. He was 7/2 to leave the competition last weekend, but now he’s priced up at 7/4, so he could be at risk. Wynne and his dance partner Katya Jones are dancing the American Smooth to Grace Kelly by MIKA. Will we be seeing him in Blackpool?
“Pete Wicks is priced up at 8/1, although it appears evident that he has a big following so he could easily be safe this weekend. He’s dancing to Couple’s Choice, which fans have argued it’s a free pass through to Blackpool. Elsewhere in the elimination market, Jamie and Montell are both priced at 10/1, Tasha 80/1, Chris and Sarah both 100/1.”
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