Strictly Come Dancing: BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin ‘banned’ from signing up

However, his chances are somewhat better than former England footballer David James, 49, who has faced the dreaded dance-off twice.

The sportsman currently stands at 200/1 to bow out next, whilst on the other end of the spectrum, soap star Kelvin Fletcher, 35, is leading the way to victory.

Having arrived as a late comer to this year’s line-up, the actor is at 6/4 to become the first Emmerdale star to win the competition.

Ladbrokes spokesperson Alex Apati said: “Kelvin has headed the betting from Week One and it looks as though someone will have to do something pretty spectacular to beat him to the Glitterball Trophy this year.”

Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 6.40pm on BBC One.

source: express.co.uk