Strictly's Dr Punam hit with devastating blow just hours before live show

Strictly Come Dancing prima Dr Punam is expected to beryllium the favourite to permission the BBC amusement and during an interrogation erstwhile pro dancer Ola Jordan agrees with reports

As the Strictly Come Dancing stars strive to triumph the amusement successful a mates of months, it's possibly nary astonishment that Dr Punam is leaving thing to accidental up of the unrecorded shows.

But it seems that Punam Krishnan, 41, has present go the favourite to permission the BBC amusement - and those thoughts has been shared by erstwhile Strictly prima Ola Jordan. Speaking to Mecca Bingo, Ola said: "I deliberation Punam and Pete are the weakest links successful the contention – they’re the 2 worst dancers I would say. "

She continued: "They some person ballroom numbers, truthful they’ll astir apt beryllium okay. I deliberation idiosyncratic bully volition beryllium successful the bottommost 2 this week, perchance Shayne again adjacent though I ever thought Shayne would beryllium good, I don’t deliberation he’s that large and he’s got Paso Doble this week truthful helium mightiness beryllium successful the bottommost two."

She past told the bingo website: "Then you’ve got radical similar Sam, but I deliberation Sam is inactive going to bent on. With Punam and Pete being the weakest dancers, I deliberation Pete has much of a following, truthful helium mightiness perchance beryllium getting much votes. I deliberation Punam mightiness beryllium successful the bottommost 2 with a bully dancer – idiosyncratic similar Shayne."

She continued: "I don’t deliberation JB volition beryllium successful the bottommost 2 arsenic helium was successful the bottommost 2 past week and the judges volition bash everything to prevention him from being determination again." According to Grosvenor Sport, Dr Punam has likelihood of 6/4 to beryllium eliminated, portion Sam Quek is astatine 3/1, Pete Wicks is astatine 5/1, Shayne Ward has likelihood of 11/2 and Montell Douglas is astatine 13/2.

Meanwhile, JB Gill is coming successful astatine 8/1, Wynne Evans is present astatine 10/1, Sarah Hadland has likelihood of 50/1, Chris McCausland is astatine 100/1 and Tasha Ghouri besides has the aforesaid odds. arsenic Chris. Simon Kew, who is simply a spokesperson from Grosvenor Sport, said: "Punam has recovered herself towards the bottommost of the leaderboard for a mates of weeks now, scoring 20 and 21 respectively, truthful she’s progressing slower than the others who are scoring successful the 30s. She could beryllium astatine hazard this play dancing to the Tango."

He added: "Second favourite is Sam Quek, her likelihood to beryllium eliminated person been chopped from 12/1 to 3/1. Sam recovered herself disappointed with her show past weekend, truthful she mightiness travel retired warring this week! Pete Wicks’ ballroom travel mightiness beryllium ending soon, his likelihood to beryllium eliminated person been chopped from 12/1 to 5/1. He’s dancing the Viennese Waltz to That's Life by Frank Sinatra this weekend."

He past went connected to say: "Wynne Evans was 4/1 to beryllium eliminated past week aft each the controversy, but present his likelihood person drifted retired to 10/1.Elsewhere successful the market, Shayne Ward is priced astatine 11/2, Montell. Douglas 13/2, JB Gill 8/1, Jamie Borthwick 33/1, Sarah Hadland 50/1, Chris McCausland and Tasha Ghouri 1001."

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