The pair are well ahead of the next favourites Shayne Ward and JB Gill who are both at 7/1. Both men appeared on the X Factor but in recent years Shayne has turned to acting appearing in Coronation Street while JB has become a children’s TV presenter.
The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks comes in at 9/1. He is closely followed by Olympians Sam Quek and Tom Dean at 10/1. Although she is a winner in the Gladiators arena Montell Douglas only has odds of 14/1 to win Strictly in the early betting.
Miranda star Sarah Hadland and comedian Chris McCausland are both currently at 18/1 to lift the glitterball. Eighties punk icon and actress Toyah Wilcox is at 25/1 despite a decades long stage, screen and music career which clearly isn’t deemed an advantage by bookies.
Coming up the rear are Morning Live GP Dr Punam Krishan at 33/1, opera singer and Go Compare man Wynne Evans with odds of 40/1 while DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles and Arsenal legend Paul Merson are both at 50/1 at present.
“With the Strictly class of 2024 line-up starting to take shape the oddsmakers have been beavering away pricing up the betting.
“After his top performance in the Christmas special – it’s Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick that is one of the pre-show favourites,” SportsCasting spokesman Andy Newton said.
“Jamie, who plays Jay in the hit soap, caught the eye of show bosses after scoring a perfect 40 in one of their festive dances and with that experience under his belt looks like a cracking bet at 4/1 to win the 20th anniversary of the show.
“Just ahead of Borthwick in the betting is Love Islander Tasha Ghouri at 4/1. But at slightly bigger prices, former hockey star Sam Quek could go well at 10/1, while singers JB Gill and Shayne Ward, who are both 7/1, could easily have the X Factor on the dancefloor too,” he said.
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