Strictly’s Bobby Brazier issued crushing blow just hours before live show
Bobby Brazier has been dealt a major blow just hours before he takes to the dance floor for the third Strictly Come Dancing live show.
The EastEnders star, 20, is one of many celebs taking part in this year’s series of the glitzy BBC One show. Partnered up with Dianne Buswell, the two have been setting the dance floor on fire in recent weeks.
In week one, he wowed the nation and debuted with an impressive score of 29 from the judges. The following week, he received the same amount of points.
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However, just hours before his third live show on Saturday (October 7), Bobby has been issued a major blow. The son of the late Jade Goody has now been de-throned as the favourite to win Strictly.
The bookies now reckon former EastEnders star Nigel Harman and partner Katya Jones will take home the iconic Glitterball trophy. Ladbrokes have him 7/4 to go all the way. This means the Casualty actor has overtaken former frontrunner Bobby who is at 3/1.
TV presenter and Coronation Street star Ellie Leach are 6/1 apiece to win the series. Meanwhile Amanda Abbington is currently at 8/1 and is the only other celeb priced shorter than 10/1.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Nigel's impressed judges, fans and punters alike up to this point… it's no surprise he's leapfrogged Bobby to head the betting after just two weeks. He's very much the one to beat now, as far as we're concerned."
Speckling to the BBC ahead of the new series Bobby said: “I was always going to say yes, whether it was this year, last year, the next year because I love dancing. That's it – whether it was on TV or not, the opportunity to dance with a professional dancer, and learn a different style of dancing every week is just my idea of a good time.”
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He added: “I'm ready to just take it all in my stride, it's all part of doing Strictly I think it’ll make it even more fun. I imagine dancing is going to be great and dancing to music that I enjoy is going to be great, but doing it in a costume that fits the energy of the song and the dance and stuff… it's just one big performance and I’m a performer!”
Last week saw the first celeb couple leave the show. Sadly, it was showbiz icon Les Dennis and his partner, Nancy Xu, who said their goodbyes. The pair faced Nikita Kanda and Gorka Márquez in the first dance-off of the series – with all four judges deciding to save Nikita.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday, October 7 at 6.25pm
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