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Jessica Sansome

ITV Dancing On Ice 2022 finalist given 'huge boost' ahead of final casting doubt on 'clear winner'

There's not long to go now until the winner of Dancing On Ice 2022 is crowned.

Fans have had to wait an additional week for the final of the ITV skating competition with the finalists being chosen back on March 13. The hit show was taken off air last weekend due to coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final matches.

Regan Gascoigne, Brandan Cole, and Kimberly Wyatt will perform for the last time in the hope of skating away with the trophy alongside their professional skating partners.

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The trio have been fighting for top of the leader board since the ITV competition began and made it to the final of the competition after wowing the ice panel - Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean - and those watching from home.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be back to help navigate proceedings when the final begins on ITV at 7pm on Sunday night (March 27).

Brendan, Regan, and Kimberly will be back on the ice hoping to deliver more stunning performances but after two weeks of practising the iconic routine, only two will perform the Boléro in front of the masters themselves, Torvill and Dean.

The class of 2022 will be back (ITV)

There will also be a performance from the skating legends and the eliminated cast of 2022 will also be lacing up their skates to take to the ice for one last time on the show before former Strictly Come Dancing pro Brenda, Pussycat Dolls star Kimberly, and dancer Regan, who is the son of former England footballer Paul, will be crowned the ultimate winner.

And it is Kimberly who has been given a 'huge boost' as she is heading into the Dancing on Ice finale as the most popular pick with Ladbrokes to win the series.

Despite being 7/1 outsider in the betting, the bookmaker revealed that the Pussycat Dolls star has been the subject of 40.5 percent of all bets placed on the three remaining finalists - putting her streets ahead in the popularity charts.

Kimberly has been given a boost ahead of the final (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Elsewhere, Brendan Cole has the backing of 32.5% of punters at this point, with odds-on favourite, Regan Gascoigne, way back in the pecking order with just 27% of interest.

However, current odds suggest that Regan Gascogine, who has previously been dubbed a 'clear winner', is still the favourite to win at 1/3 followed by Brendan Cole at 7/2.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Regan Gascoigne may have headed the betting from the offset, but punters are more convinced by Kimberly Wyatt's chances at this point - meaning one of the biggest Dancing on Ice upsets of all-time could well be on the cards this weekend."

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