This year’s Strictly Come Dancing is in for a major shake-up after Len Goodman announced that he will be stepping down as head judge.
After mourning over the loss of lovely Len, we all have one question on our minds: who is going to replace him?
Well, rumours suggest that Anton Du Beke and Brendan Cole, who are both professional dancers on the show, are eager to fill the empty chair.
‘Anton initially wanted to take over from Brucie when he quit as presenter,’ a source told The Sun.
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‘He doesn’t want to miss out on a big opportunity to join the judges. But Brendan is confident because he was a hit as a judge on the New Zealand version and thinks that was perfect grounding.’
However, following Len’s departure, the bookies have a long list of favourites on who will be next to hold up their score paddle.
While Anton leads with 2/1 odds, he’s followed by Karen Hardy (7/1), Ian Waite (8/1) and Louie Spence (which fills us with excitement at the thought – 10/1 odds).
Another name on everyone’s lips is Arlene Phillips with 12/1 odds and Alesha Dixon (25/1), who was recently spotted at Wimbledon with Bruce Tonioli.
Though, sadly, David Cameron has come in at odds of 1000/1…
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