Bobby Brazier suffers major blow days before Strictly Come Dancing final

Bobby Brazier, the 20-year-old EastEnders star, has received disappointing news just days before the Strictly Come Dancing final.

Despite consistently impressing with his dance partner Dianne Buswell, bookies have replaced him as favourite to win the Glitterball Trophy.

After finding himself in the bottom two with Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe last Sunday, Bobby's chances of winning seem to be slipping away.

Now, all eyes are on Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, who have been tipped for victory after an outstanding season.

Alex Apati from Ladbrokes told The Mirror: "All the signs are pointing towards a comfortable night for Ellie this weekend… she's headed the betting for some time now, and anything other than a win for the Corrie star would be considered a major upset at this point."

The odds for Ellie Leach are currently 1/10, while it's 8/1 for Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin. Least likely to win, according to the bookies, is Bobby Brazier, who is standing at odds of 16/1.

Not everyone is convinced that the 20 year old will fail this weekend, with some Strictly fans have accused the judges of favouring Bobby, after he scored a 38 – his highest score at the time – for his Quickstep routine to Mack the Knife on Saturday. However, not everyone agreed with the high score, with many voicing their objections on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"I'd forgotten how overmarked Bobby's quickstep was and now I'm mad again," one person fumed, while another commented, "So everyone undermarked except Bobby who was overmarked. Hmm…."

A third person questioned the judges' glowing feedback, writing, "Are the judges ok bobby was overmarked there is no way that deserved 10s and was the best quickstep of the series, i don't think it was the best of the series but it was definitely better than i was expecting so fair play to him."

For next week's final, the contestants will perform three dances; one picked by the judges, one chosen by the couple themselves and a third 'showdance'. Bobby and Dianne will be dancing their Romeo and Juliet-inspired Samba to Young Hearts Run Free once more, after the routine earned them a solid 32 from the judges the first time around.

As for the Couple's Choice dance, the talented soap star will be dancing to This Woman's Work, which was first performed as a tribute to his late mum, Jade Goody.

Lastly, Bobby's final routine, the showdance, will feature a medley of songs from the La La Land soundtrack.

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