Strictly Come Dancing 2026 tips: Wright-Phillips backed for first elimination

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 first elimination tips

As noted, it's Wright-Phillips who is the favourite to be the first person eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing, but he isn't the only name in the running.

Both Storey and Walters are also on the chopping block, with one of those two potentially worth considering for a punt ahead of this weekend's show.

Below are the odds for the five front-runners to be the first eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2026.

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 winner tips

A former player may be the first person eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing this year, but the latest odds suggest a football influencer may actually win the show.

John Nellis is one of the front-runners to win the show, with the winner to be crowned in December. He's priced as the second-favourite, behind Lacey Turner.

Turner and Nellis may lead the market, but with so many shows still to take place, Strictly Come Dancing 2026 winner odds are likely to change dramatically.

Above are the five favourites, as things stand, to win Strictly Come Dancing 2026, with Nellis and Turner, as previously mentioned, at the head of the betting.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.