Anton Du Beke and his partner Emma Barton have so far managed to avoid the dreaded dance-off and head judge Shirley Ballas thinks he could go all way to the final and lift the Glitterball Trophy. The professional dancer has appeared in all 17 series but is yet to win – could it be his year?
Anton and Emma thrilled the judges and viewers with their Charleston last night.
They scored 39 points for their Thoroughly Modern Millie inspired routine.
Now, Shirley has revealed she thinks they could go all the way.
Speaking on Sunday Brunch this morning, she said: “He’s creative and he goes out there and gives his best, and I think he’s shone with this young lady Emma.
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“You know, he’s come out there, who knew what to expect with Anton?
“What I feel he’s done this time is took it really seriously and he’s shown the audience exactly what he can do.
“For that now, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s in the final and maybe, possibly could win.”
Shirley added: “We’ll have to see.”
Anton has only come close to winning the series once before in the first ever show.
When partnered with Lesley Garrett he finished in 3rd position after performing the Jive.
Anton has never been kicked out of the contest after performing the Charleston so this could be his lucky week.
Will Emma help Anton to finally lift the Glitterball Trophy?
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Meanwhile, it looks like Alex Scott or Chris Ramsey will be booted out of the competition next.
According to bookmarks Coral, the former footballer is the favourite to be eliminated with odds of 4-6.
She is closely followed by Chris, who has odds of 6-5.
“We had made Chris the favourite to be eliminated this weekend but following tonight’s action on the dancefloor we think it is Alex that is in the biggest danger,” said Coral’s Harry Aitkenhead.
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“She’s struggling to book her spot in the semi-final and it could well be curtains for her.”
Meanwhile, Karim Zeroual is now the favourite to win after he scored a perfect 40.
He has odds of 4-1 to lift the coveted trophy.
“It takes a lot to get Craig to give a standing ovation but Karim managed to do just that. He was magnificent and we couldn’t let that go unnoticed in our market and we have slashed his odds of winning the show to just 4-1,” added Aitkenhead.
Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight on BBC One at 7.10pm.
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