Strictly’s ‘dark horse’ is ‘set for the final’ after fans rush to bet £1,000s on her, say bookies

MIRANDA prima Sarah Hadland has emerged arsenic this year's Strictly Come Dancing 'dark horse', with bookies' already touting her to win.

The actress, 53, is partnered up with past year's champ, Vito Coppola, and the brace of them person been wowing connected the dancefloor.

Sarah has enjoyed an unthinkable a vocation arsenic an histrion and is champion known for BBC One's deed amusement Miranda, and the ITV sitcom The Job Lot.

But present she is wowing connected the Strictly dancefloor, with some the judges and viewers astatine location singing her praises.

Bookies are present saying she is the "dark horse" who is acceptable to tally distant with the Glitterball this series.

Betting shops are giving Sarah likelihood of 12/1 to triumph the show, aft fans started to stake "thousand of pounds" connected her to win.

It comes arsenic the histrion precocious admitted to The Sun she "fancied" her pro-dance spouse Vito the infinitesimal she clapped eyes connected him.

When we asked her, she said: “What a ridiculous question to inquire me.

"Yes, I fancied him. I’m alive, aren’t I?

"If you’re pistillate and person a heartbeat, however could helium NOT beryllium anybody’s type?

“The paso doble we’re doing this week is precise superior and sensual, and erstwhile we started learning it I was very, precise giggly.

“I kept the oculus to camera due to the fact that there’s a batch of, I’m going to telephone ‘tuppence to thigh’.

"I’m being bold but I tin due to the fact that I’m talking to The Sun.

“There’s a batch of groin to thigh, and I person to look heavy into his eyes — which marque it 10 times worse.”

Sarah said: “As an actor, you bash get to beryllium precise up adjacent with people, but with Strictly it’s different level.

"You person to beryllium truthful close.

“I’m going to beryllium honest, though — it’s not hard.

"Or rather, should we say, it’s not difficult. Let’s spell with that.

“I’ve been a superfan of Strictly since it began. It’s unthinkable — everything, the costume . . .  then Vito is the cherry connected the cake!”

When Sarah was archetypal announced arsenic the Strictly, it was revealed that she had trained arsenic a ballet dancer.

Some fans said this gave her an "unfair advantage" connected the dancefloor.

It came aft her person and EastEnders prima Alex Kingston said successful 2019:

"Sarah Hadland and I talked astir however overmuch we’d similar to do Strictly Come Dancing.

“Then I discovered that she’s really a trained ballet dancer.

"'Hang connected a minute! That’s not fair!’ So, I can’t bash it connected a play erstwhile she is connected it!

“It’s besides a monolithic committedness and, arsenic an actor, you ne'er cognize whether you’re going to beryllium disposable for that clip oregon whether it means cutting retired the anticipation of an acting job."

•  Strictly Come Dancing continues connected BBC One connected Saturday astatine 6.20pm.