Still 6/1 about from what I can see. Quick rundown on the entrants from how I see it...
Chris Fountain 3/1 - Too short IMO. He's a bit of a reality TV whore and his 'huge teen following' is a bit of a myth IMO - particularly as this is on ITV.
Samantha Mumba 5/1 - Fits the Alesha mould to some extent I suppose, and being female does have an advantage in terms of having more imrpessive lifts in her routine. Bit short tho - the men tend to get a bit more respect from the public given that they usually have to do the more technical stuff.
Gareth Gates 6/1 - Hmmm, interesting. Young uns haven't really been tested on this show - Gareth should still have some sort of fan base remaining after his pop days, but I think it's the beefier males that do better in this show. Not Gareth then.
Suzanne Shaw 6/1 - Mmmm, fading pop star again, but I'd want bigger than that.
Tim Vincent 6/1 - Again, potential there, but at those odds?
Greg Rusedski 9/1 - Bit of a
BBC, royal family lovers man is Greg, not made for a dancing prog on 3.
Michael Underwood 10/1 - big lump of a guy as far as I remember - the Andi Peters of this year?
Natalie Pinkman 10/1 - meh, unknown, bit too much ground to make up.
Linda Lusardi 16/1 - no chance I don't think. Public image aint good and I cant imagine ice skating is much better.
Steve Backley 16/1 - Mmm, poss a bit big. Sportsmen have a decent record in reality shows - good competitive instincts and generally well liked.
Sarah Greene 20/1 - bit too old to go all the way I think.
Aggie MacKenzie 33/1 -
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Soooooooooo...Backley is the only one I could be interested in at the mo. No doubt he's a haddy on the skates tho so I'll watch this weeks show before any punting.