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BETTING UPDATE; STRICTLY COME DANCING WITH THE BOOKMAKERS MAKING GETHIN JONES THEIR 7/1 FAVOURITES
Added: (Tue Sep 18 2007)
THE POPULAR SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE SHOW, STRICTLY COME DANCING, IS BACK WITH NAMES LIKE JOHN BARNES, KELLY BROOK, LETITIA DEAN AND WILLIE THORNE TESTING THEIR FOXTROT.
Previous winners
Series Four - Mark Ramprakask and Karen Hardy
Series Three – Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova
Series Two – Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
Series One – Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
Again the twinkle-toed Bruce Forsyth and his co-presenter Tess Daly will host the hit show which is being billed as the best yet.
If the previous series are to go on then both young and old will be glued to their TV set every Saturday night with record ratings expected once again. They will go head-to-head with the X-Factor every Saturday night in a typical ratings war until the finals of both shows in December. So if you like these sorts of programmes the record button on your videos and Sky+ might take a hammering over the next few months.
Judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel-Horwood, Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli will be returning to cast their views on the 14 celebrities and with a mixed bunch of potential fox-trotting stars there are bound to be some hard hitting comments from the experts.
The 14 contestants will consist of actors, actresses, presenters, singers and sports stars with the early betting odds pointing towards Kelly Brook as the leading lady and Gethin Jones as the most popular man.
Each of the stars will be allocated a professional dancer for the entire show and perform dances each week to stay in the show. If past winners are to go on then a lot of the celebs will treat the early part of the competition as a bit of a joke but as they gain confidence and escape the voting out process the final weeks can be as competitive a show as you are likely to see.
Contestants (Women)
Alesha Dixon – Dancing with Matthew Cutler: Singer/Presenter and former band member of Mis-Teeq
Gabby Logan – Dancing with James Jordan: BBC Sports presenter, married to Rugby ace Kenny Logan (also in the show)
Kate Garraway – Dancing with Anton Du Beke: TV journalist and co-host of ITV’s GMTV
Kelly Brook – Dancing with Brendan Cole: Model, actress and TV Presenter
Letitia Dean – Dancing with Darren Bennett: Actress, best known for her role as Sharon Watts in Eastenders.
Penny Lancaster-Stewart – Dancing with Ian Waite: Model married to rock legend Rod Stewart.
Stephanie Beacham – Dancing with Vincent Simone: Actress, best known for her roles in ‘The Colbys’ and recently starred in ‘Bad Girls’.
Contestants (Men)
Brian Capron – Dancing with Karen Hardy: Actor, best known for his role as evil Richard Hillman in Coronation Street.
Dominic Littlewood – Dancing with Lilia Kopylova: Presenter of ‘To Buy Or Not To Buy’ on BBC1
Gethin Jones – Dancing with Camilla Dallerup: TV Presenter of CBBC’s Blue Peter.
John Barnes – Dancing with Nicole Cutler: Former England and Liverpool football player.
Kenny Logan – Dancing with Ola Jordan: Former Scottish Rugby International, married to Gabby (also in the show).
Matt Di Angelo – Dancing with Flavia Cacace: Actor, best known for playing Deano Wicks in Eastenders.
Willie Thorne – Dancing with Erin Boag: Former snooker player and now commentator.
• All prices correct at time of writing.
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