A SURPRISE frontrunner has emerged among the existent harvest of Strictly celebrities to instrumentality the crown this year.
Fan favourites Tasha Ghouri, Jamie Borthwick and Chris McCausland person each agelong been tipped to instrumentality the celebrated Glitterball trophy this twelvemonth but according to the latest likelihood astatine the bookies, they could person immoderate superior contention from an improbable star.
Miranda histrion Sarah Hadland has overtaken some Tasha and Jamie successful the betting likelihood giving her much favourable chances of winning this year.
According to bookmakers BetMGM, Sarah is present lone held disconnected the apical spot by Chris but has seen her likelihood proceed to amended pursuing a slew of apical performances.
Her likelihood person drastically shortened from 11/2 to 5/2 aft she placed 3rd connected the latest leaderboard.
Sam Behar, a manager astatine BetMGM, said: “There has been a large marketplace determination connected Sarah Hadland to beryllium crowned the next Strictly Come Dancing champion.
“Her likelihood of winning the Glitterball trophy person moved from 11/2 to 5/2 successful the past fewer days.
"She’s inactive down the 1/2 favourite Chris McCausland but has go a superior contender up of Tasha Ghouri astatine 8/1 and Jamie Borthwick astatine 20/1.”
At the different extremity is Shayne Ward with him coming successful arsenic the fertile outsider with conscionable a 100/1 accidental of picking up the trophy.
Sarah's show implicit the play was apt boosted aft a supportive sojourn from her TV champion pal, Miranda Hart.
The actress made an quality successful the rehearsal VT showing the efforts of Sarah and her nonrecreational dancer partner, Vito Coppola.
In the clip, Miranda was seen sneaking into the couple's rehearsals for their latest regular for Icons Week on Strictly Come Dancing.
Emotional Miranda Hart makes astonishment Strictly quality to enactment co-star Sarah Hadland aft concealed wedding
The pair, who person repeatedly received precocious scores each week, were practising their Cha-Cha-Cha to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer'.
Jokingly 'choreographing' her champion friend, an affectional Miranda past showered Sarah with praise arsenic she told her: "It's an astonishing experience, I consciousness lucky, similar I person won a prize."
This week, Sarah is expected to creation to Heather Small deed Proud - a way she is acquainted with aft it was utilized successful a celebrated skit successful comedy bid Miranda.
Strictly Odds
The existent Strictly Come Dancing likelihood
Chris McCausland
1/2
Sarah Hadland
5/2
Tasha Ghouri
8/1
Jamie Borthwick
20/1
JB Gill
28/1
Pete Wicks
33/1
Montell Douglas
50/1
Wynne Evans
66/1
Shayne Ward
100/1