Who is Favourite in the Betting on Celebrity X Factor?

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Who is Favourite in the Betting on Celebrity X Factor?

Headlines described it as everything between ‘Wildly Entertaining’ and ‘A Mockery of Real Talent Competitions’ but all that really matters is The X Factor: Celebrity is now ongoing and it will almost certainly be a volatile betting medium.

Indeed, viewers and punters already seem as divided as the TV critics and there has already been some dramatic market moves. Early favourites ‘Try Star’ made up of rugby players Levi Davis, Thom Evans and Ben Foden drifted dramatically after the opening night.

William Hill will now give you 6/1 about the trio despite them bringing the curtain down on the opening show – the first of two ‘audition’ programs in the new X Factor series.

Contestants and Odds for X Factor: Celebrity

Contestant(s)Who Are They?Odds
Max & HarveySingers and YouTube personalities3/1
Megan McKennaTelevision personality and singer7/2
Try StarRugby players Levi Davis, Thom Evans and Ben Foden6/1
Olivia OlsonActress and singer10/1
Kevin McHaleGlee actor and singer10/1
Victoria EkanoyeFormer Coronation Street actress12/1
Jonny LabeyFormer EastEnders actor12/1
Vinnie JonesActor & former footballer15/1
V5Social Media influencers16/1
Jenny RyanQuizzer and The Chase star16/1
The IslandersA collection of Love Island stars25/1
Ricki LakeActress and former talk-show host33/1
Martin BashirJournalist and TV news anchor40/1
Hayley HasselhoffActress, model, David Hasselhoff’s daughter125/1
Cole and EdwardsA former Strictly professional and Hollyoaks actor250/1

Other acts to perform included journalist Martin Bashir and Jenny Ryan from The Chase. However, it was YouTube and Tik Tok legends Max & Harvey that found favour with punters.

After performing an admirable version of ‘I Don't Care’ by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber they were bizarrely asked to perform another track by Judge Nicole Sherzinger.

The boys went on to rock the stage with ‘Sucker’ by the Jonas Brothers and this song also received wholesale approval. The duo are now industry top-priced 3/1 favourites.

Money For The Dark Horse

Megan McKenna will not ‘audition’ until next weekend albeit she has been subject of a string of bets. 9/2 was available when the markets opened but she’s as short at 3/1 and top-priced 7/2 with Paddy Power. Someone seemingly knows something.

At the other end of the betting spectrum Hayley Hasselhoff has drifted from 33’s to 100/1.

‘The Hoff’s’ daughter did take to the stage in Saturday’s show and she also left it …in tears.

It was akin to Watford chairman Elton John crying at the outset of his team’s appearance at the 1984 FA Cup final. He knew they were beaten before the game had started!

Additional Markets

Online bookmakers have introduced a number of additional markets beyond the simple ‘competition winners’.

Paddy Power have Max & Harvey 10/11 to be the ‘top group’ which puts them ahead of Try Star (2/1), V5 (9/2), The Love Islanders (7/1) and Brendan Cole & Jeremy Edwards (80/1).

In the ‘top overs’ category Victoria Ekanoye and Jenny Ryan are 6/4 joint favourites. Meghan McKenna is 10/11 in the ‘top unders’. The series continues on ITV this Saturday.