The TV entertainer has been backed to be the first celebrity to leave the show
This weekend will see the first couple leave this year’s competition and there is a clear favourite with Oddschecker punters. Brian Conley and his partner Amy Dowden were languishing at the bottom of the leaderboard after their Tango failed to fizz. A score of 16 points sees him alongside Ruth Langsford and just one point behind TV chef Simon Rimmer and Rev Richard Coles.
.@RealBrianConley's #Strictly Tango face is on point This is longest we've seen him go without smiling @dowden_amy! pic.twitter.com/SYUTkH8AEQ
— BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) September 23, 2017
The bookmakers have Rimmer as the favourite to be eliminated first at odds as short as 2/1 but it’s Conley, who can be backed at 11/4, who has received the most bets from Oddschecker users. Since Saturday’s show, the 56-year-old has received over 28% of all bets in the market, including one three-figure sum at odds of 9/2.
Next on the list is the bookies favourite Rimmer with just under 21% of all bets whilst Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins is third with just over 12%.
Hawkins found herself seventh on the leaderboard after scoring 22 points, with bookmakers lengthening her odds from 7/2 pre-show to as big as 16/1 after her foxtrot. However, the steady stream of support in the betting has seen her odds cut back into 12/1 with some firms ahead of this weekend’s show.
Oddschecker spokesperson George Elek: “The bookies and the punters are disagreeing here as those sitting at home are piling into Brian Conley being the first Strictly casualty of the series. The 56-year old may not be favourite to leave, but is undoubtedly in danger of an early exit after a meagre opening score”
