Bryony Blake, who works as a make up artist on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing , has admitted that there is a betting pool behind the scenes.
Speaking on her Instagram stories, the beauty expert confessed: We've got a pool going on the first night on who is going to win, but there's so much talent this year."
She kept quiet about which Strictly pair the crew thinks has the best odds - but if anyone should know it's the people behind the scenes every day.
Bryony boasts 83.4k Instagram followers, and has worked on shows including Britain’s Got Talent, The Voice, Saturday night Take Away and Dancing On Ice.
Footballer turned pundit Alex Scott is the 5-1 favourite with bookmaker Coral, and continues to be well backed to win the new series with her partner Neil Jones.
But in Saturday's show, the pair scored a measly 21, despite being a hit with fans.
Former Coronation Street actress Catherine Tyldesley is the second in the betting at 6-1, while Karim Zeroual and Saffron Barker are each available at odds of 8-1.
"Alex Scott was full of skills on the football pitch during her glittering career and the betting suggests she will be equally as successful on the dancefloor as she is the clear favourite before the launch of the show to win the new series," said Coral's John Hill.
"Catherine Tyldesley has had her fair share of supporters in out betting, while Chris Ramsey is proving to be a lively outsiders with our punters," added John.
Trailing at the bottom is Anneka Rice, with unfavourable odds of 33-1.
In Saturday's show, Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher and his partner Oti Mabuse topped the leaderboards with a spectacular score of 32.
As the judges handed out their marks, Bruno Tonioli said it was the best opening Samba he'd seen in 15 years.
Comedian Chris Ramsey and Karen Hauer's Cha Cha was savaged by Strictly veterans Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel-Horwood. They were awarded only 13 points after Craig observed of Chris that there was "absolutely no hip action in sight."
Catherine Tyldesley earned a 20, though the judges think she's going to be a serious contender. Head judge Shirley Ballas her as a force to be reckoned with, and the notoriously harsh Craig admitted she has "great potential."
The judges caused a backlash on Twitter, as furious viewers accused them of being "vicious" with their scores, while new judge Motsi Mabuse was accused of favouritism towards her sister Oti.
