Strictly Come Dancing winner ‘revealed’ before show even begins say bookies as two huge frontrunners named

The Strictly Come Dancing 2026 winner has been “revealed” before the show has even begun. Series 24 kicks off in September with 15 famous faces taking to the dance floor in a bid to win the Glitterball trophy. Strictly Come Dancing 2026 could have already found its winner Credit: BBC EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is leading the bookies odds Credit: Getty But according to the bookies, two celebrities are already leading the charge and could be in with a big chance of winning the BBC One show. At the time of writing, both EastEnders icon Lacey Turner and Love Island winner Dani Dyer are topping the bookies odds. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! The two women are currently joint favourites at William Hill, with 4/1 odds to win the competition. Just behind them are Team GB star Tabby Stoecker and Emmerdale‘s Lawrence Robb with 5/1 odds. Meanwhile, down at the bottom for now is former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, with odds of 25/1. Lacey, 38, is said to have been on the BBC’s wish list for years, with several of her EastEnders co-stars having already starred on the show. She quit the long-running soap last year as her character jetted off to Brazil for a new life. Meanwhile, Dani was supposed to star on the show last year and even appeared on the pre-recorded first episode. Most read in TV However, she fractured her ankle during rehearsals and was forced to exit the programme. She was replaced by fellow Love Island winner Amber Davies, who partnered with Nikita Kuzmin. The Sun exclusively revealed the full line-up for this series over the weekend. Aside from the names already mentioned, series 24 will also star YouTube star John Nellis, Gavin and Stacey‘s Melanie Walters and Kim Kardashian‘s best friend Chris Appleton. Dani Dyer is joint bookies favourite with Lacey Credit: Instagram/danidyerxx Johannes Radebe, Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe are stepping in as hosts Credit: PA Also hoping to win the show are singer Deltra Goodrem, Big Brother host Will Best, Love Island’s Cach Mercer and Dame Sarah Storey. Completing the line-up are actress Jaime Winstone, House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia and celebrity dog trainer Graeme Hall. This series is all change as new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe are stepping in to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. As well as this, five new professional dancers have been drafted in to replace five stars who were axed from the show. Comment now