Strictly Come Dancing Odds: Lewis Coping Well, Robshaw Tipped For Exit
Strictly Come Dancing headed to Hollywood last Saturday night - but the contestant who is most au fait with the area was eliminated.
Ross King, who is best known as Good Morning Britain and Lorraine's Los Angeles Correspondent, departed in Movie Week, after being favourite on betting sites to go home.
King lost out to EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal in the dreaded dance-off, and head back to the bright lights of LA.
While Sopal squeezed into the next round, another soap star, former Emmerdale star Lewis Cope, scored the first 10 of the series.
Coping Well
Lewis was a late replacement for injured Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn, but he has coped incredibly well with the Latin and ballroom show.
The ex-Dales star was ante-post favourite to win the Glitterball Trophy before drifting, but his price is easing back in after he topped the leaderboard last Saturday night.
Lewis and his pro dance partner Katya Jones scored 37 points out of 40 - a record high so far this year - and judge Motsi Mabuse awarded them the first 10 out of 10 score of the season.
Motsi described their Mask of Zorro-themed Paso Doble as the "dance of the night".
Following his Movie Week heroics, Lewis is into second favourite on betting apps to win this year's Strictly.
However, he still has plenty to do to defeat market leader George Clarke.
The YouTuber, who remains the favourite, scored a solid 31 points for his Couple's Choice dance to KPop Demon Hunters' Soda Pop.
The dance divided opinion between judges Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood, with the former awarding George nine out of 10, but Craig scored him just six points.
Davies Drifts Again
But Craig was highly impressed with Amber Davies' dancefloor exploits last Saturday night, describing one of her moves as "Oscar-winning".
The West End star performed an American Smooth to Sixteen Going on Seventeen from musical The Sound of Music, during which she briefly rode a bike.
Craig told Amber: "I've got to say that was so clean, such fluidity throughout. You coped really well with all those weird time signatures going in and out.
"The arabesque lift I absolutely adored and that six o'clock ponche, darling, on a bike was Oscar-winning!"
While Amber has scored the second-highest points of the three weeks combined - one point below top-scorer Lewis - her price continues to grow.
The former Love Island winner had drifted in the outright winner market, while Vicky Pattison has also seen her victory odds lengthen.
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Odds: Next Elimination:
Contestant | Odds | Bookmaker |
Chris Robshaw | 8/13 | |
Stefan Dennis | 7/2 | |
Balvinder Sopal | 4/1 | |
La Voix | 14/1 | |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 25/1 | |
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | 28/1 | |
Ellie Goldstein | 40/1 | |
Karen Carney | 40/1 | |
Alex Kingston | 40/1 | |
Amber Davies | 66/1 | |
Lewis Cope | 100/1 | |
Vicky Pattison | 100/1 | |
George Clarke | 150/1 |
(Odds correct at the time of publish: 4.30pm - 13/10/2025)
The I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner was 15/4 second favourite last week, but is now around 11/2 following her 25-point Charleston last Saturday night.
It was a positive week for Ellie Goldstein, who is now fourth favourite to lift the Glitterball Trophy in December.
Robshaw To Try But Fail?
While the top four in the market don't look likely to go home this weekend, the same can't be said for former England rugby union captain Chris Robshaw.
He is propping up the outright market at a massive 250/1 and he is 8/13 favourite to be eliminated next.
Neighbours star Stefan Dennis has drifted to 150/1 for Strictly victory and he is just 7/2 to go home this weekend.
It comes after the soap star missed last weekend's live show due to illness, meaning he and his pro dance partner Dianne Buswell received a bye for Movie Week.
Strictly said in a statement: "Due to illness over the past few days, Stefan Dennis has been advised to rest and, as a result, he will not dance this weekend.
"In line with the rules of Strictly, Stefan and Dianne will receive a bye through to next week when they will hopefully be able to dance again."
If Stefan does progress this weekend, then fellow soap star Balvinder (4/1) may find herself near the bottom again.
* Reminder: Some of these are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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