Strictly Come Dancing 2026: Who is favourite to win?

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Huggett, P. (2026, September 27). Strictly Come Dancing 2026: Who is favourite to win? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/strictly-come-dancing-2026-odds-favourite-b1298433.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-27 · by Poppy Huggett

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The article discusses the upcoming season of Strictly Come Dancing 2026, listing John Nellis as the favorite with odds of 3/1, followed by Lacey Turner at 7/2 and Dani Dyer at 6/1. The piece covers celebrity pairings, judges, presenters, and viewer statistics from the launch show, which peaked at 5.8 million viewers—up by 200,000 from last year’s premiere.

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Dani Dyer is the early favorite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2026, according to odds from Paddy Power. The Australian singer Delta Goodrem follows closely at second with odds of 11/2 and 13/2 in different reports, while EastEnders star Lacey Turner is listed third with odds ranging from 6/1 to 7/2. Dani will dance with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, Delta with Kai Widdrington, and Lawrence Robb with Jowita Przystal. The show’s judging panel includes regulars Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke, while new presenters are Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and Johannes Radebe. Despite no eliminations during the first live show, celebrity scores will contribute to their overall competition standing. The launch episode peaked at 5.8 million viewers on BBC One.

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Topics

Australian BBC Delta

Subjects

Dani Dyer PERSON · 2× Delta Goodrem PERSON · 2× Lacey Turner PERSON · 2× Lawrence Robb PERSON · 2× Australian NORP · 1× Dani PERSON · 1× Delta ORG · 1× Jowita Przystal PERSON · 1× Lawrence PERSON · 1× Nikita Kuzmin PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Dani is dancing with Nikita Kuzmin, while Lawrence is partnered with Jowita Przystal and Delta is taking to the floor with Kai Widdrington. This year’s judging panel sees Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke return, while Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have taken over presenting duties.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27

🔮 Dani is dancing with Nikita Kuzmin, while Lawrence is partnered with Jowita Przystal and Delta is taking to the floor with Kai Widdrington. This year’s judging panel sees Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke return, while Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have taken over presenting duties.

2026-09-27 · Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing 2026: Who is favourite to win? · mixed framing

Claims (8 extracted, 2 hedged)

Australian singer Delta Goodrem can be backed at 13/2, while Emerdale actor Lawrence Robb is 9/1. asserted

Robb → back → 13/2

The celebrities were paired with their professional partners during the previous weekend’s launch show, and have since been putting their dancing skills to the test ahead of their first performances in front of the judges. asserted

celebrities → pair → judges

Willis → dance → duties

There was no elimination during the first live show, but the celebrities’ scores will count towards the competition as the series gets underway. asserted

series → be → competition

The first live show saw the hosts, professionals and judges open the show with a group number set to an orchestral version of Joy by Raye. asserted

hosts → see → Raye

A peak of 5.8 million viewers tuned in to the Strictly Come Dancing launch episode which revealed the pairings for the new series. asserted

which → tune → series

According to BBC overnight figures, the episode saw 200,000 more viewers at its peak than last year’s launch show. uncertain

episode → accord → show

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 winner best odds according to oddschecker.com - John Nellis - 3/1 - Lacey Turner - 7/2 - Dani Dyer - 6/1 - Delta Goodrem - 13/2 - Lawrence Robb - 9/1 - Cach Mercer - 11/1 - Tabby Stoecker - 14/1 - Bethany Antonia - 18/1 - Will Best - 22/1 - Graeme Hall - 28/1 - Jaime Winstone - 33/1 - Melanie Walters - 66/1 - Chris Appleton - 66/1 - Dame Sarah Storey - 100/1 - Shaun Wright-Philipps - 100/1 The prices are subject to change as the series progresses and are a snapshot of the betting market at 6.40am on Sunday, September 27. uncertain

series → accord → Sunday

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