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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jason Deans

Strictly Come Dancing line-up: who's the bookies' favourite?

So the Sun was spot on with its leaked line-up of contestants for the new series of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing - which the BBC confirmed today.

Here's what this year's SCD gang look like without the sequins, but in their work clothes.

Sky Bet was first out of the traps with odds on the likely winner - apparently it's Holby City's Tom Chambers, at 4/1. With John Sergeant and Don Warrington tipped for an early exit, both at 25/1.

Here's Sky Bet's early odds in full:

Tom Chambers - 4/1

Mark Foster - 7/1

Christine Bleakley - 9/1

Lisa Snowdon - 9/1

Jodie Kidd - 9/1

Rachel Stevens - 9/1

Jessie Wallace - 9/1

Andrew Castle - 10/1

Heather Small - 11/1

Cherie Lunghi - 11/1

Austin Healey - 12/1

Gary Rhodes - 16/1

Gillian Taylforth - 16/1

Phil Daniels - 20/1

John Sergeant - 25/1

Don Warrington - 25/1

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