Strictly Come Dancing Odds | Who is the favourite for the 2026 series?

Lacey Turner has emerged as odds-on favourite to win the 2026 series of Strictly Come Dancing as the race for the crown hots up.

Turner is the clear favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2026, with the EastEnders actress priced at 4/5 in the latest outright odds with Betfred. However, Olympic skeleton racer Tabby Stoecker remains a serious challenger at 3/1 as the competition heads towards its closing stages.

Turner, best known for playing Stacey Slater in BBC soap EastEnders, has impressed viewers with her performances alongside professional partner Vito Coppola. Her popularity, combined with increasingly confident routines, has helped establish her as the contestant to beat. Her odds of 4/5 imply a 55.6% chance of winning, before accounting for bookmaker margins.

Stoecker is her nearest rival at 3/1. The Team GB athlete has brought the determination and discipline of elite sport to the ballroom, emerging as one of the competition’s surprise packages. Her improvement throughout the series has made her a genuine contender for the Glitterball Trophy.

Former Love Island winner Dani Dyer is third favourite at 9/2. The reality television personality, who is also the daughter of actor Danny Dyer, has built a substantial public following since winning Love Island in 2018. Her partnership with Nikita Kuzmin could prove crucial as viewers increasingly influence the results.

Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem follows at 9/1. Known for hits including Born to Try and Lost Without You, Goodrem has extensive experience performing on stage, making her a potentially dangerous outsider.

Further down the betting, Cach Mercer and John Nellis are both available at 20/1. Mercer rose to prominence through Love Island, while Nellis is a football content creator with a substantial online audience. Both will be hoping their existing fanbases translate into valuable public votes.

Big Brother presenter Will Best and celebrity dog trainer Graeme Hall are priced at 40/1. Best is familiar to television audiences through his presenting work, while Hall, nicknamed the Dogfather, is best known for helping owners tackle troublesome canine behaviour on Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

Actor Jaime Winstone completes the betting at 66/1. The daughter of actor Ray Winstone has appeared in productions including Kidulthood and Made in Dagenham, but faces an uphill battle to claim the title.

With the competition intensifying, the outright market points towards a Turner-Stoecker showdown. Nevertheless, unexpected performances and public voting could still produce a late twist in the race for the Glitterball.

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