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Strictly Week Eight: Bookmakers Install George Clarke as Clear Favourite

The Tower Ballroom broadcast looms next week, raising the stakes for the eight couples still in contention.

Overview

  • Odds have shortened to 10/11 for George Clarke to win, with Ladbrokes and Grosvenor Sport positioning him as the frontrunner.
  • Lewis Cope sits next in the betting at 3/1, followed by Vicky Pattison at 6/1 and Karen Carney at 8/1.
  • Balvinder Sopal is the bookmakers’ pick for the next elimination, with Grosvenor Sport cutting her exit price to 3/5.
  • The BBC has released week‑eight routines, including George Clarke’s Rumba to Somewhere Only We Know and Alex Kingston’s Waltz to Weekend in New England.
  • Blackpool’s Tower Ballroom show is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, after a week that follows Harry Aikines‑Aryeetey’s exit in a dance‑off with La Voix.