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Privacy NoticeThe odds aren’t looking great for Paul Merson on Strictly Come Dancing, as bookies are betting he’s likely to be the next celeb to leave the dance floor. Despite narrowly escaping elimination last week by surviving a dance-off against Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones, it seems his time on the show could be up. Grosvenor Sport has placed him as the 1/2 favourite to be sent packing this Sunday. Close on his heels is DIY SOS star Nick Knowles with odds of 6/4, while TOWIE’s Pete Wicks is sitting at 3/1. “In the elimination market, Paul Merson is tipped to be the next celebrity to leave at 1/2. He found himself second from bottom on Sunday, scoring 19 out of 40, but he miraculously survived the dance-off with Toyah,” said Simon Kew from Grosvenor Sport. “Over nine celebs scoring 30 or more combined during Movie Week. As the competition heats up, it’s clear that Paul is progressing at a much slower pace than the other celebrities and is still lagging behind. Week four could very well mark the end of his ballroom journey.”
The odds aren’t looking great for Paul Merson on Strictly Come Dancing
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Simon shared: “DIY SOS star Nick Knowles is second favourite to be eliminated this weekend, priced at 6/4. The BBC has yet to announce whether Nick will dance this week after he suffered an injury and withdrew from last week’s show. Another celebrity at risk is Pete Wicks, priced at 3/1. The TOWIE star managed to escape the dance-off last week by seven points.” “Since being near the bottom of the leaderboard in week one, Pete and dance partner Jowita Przystal have improved their marks week on week and, on Saturday night, despite Pete hating his Movie Week theme of George of the Jungle, the couple got their highest score to date from the judges.”, reports the Mirror. Paul might be the favourite to leave Strictly this weekend but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a hit with fans. It Takes Two viewers were left in hysterics earlier this week, as Paul cheekily “threw shade” at ex-competitor Toyah. This came hot on the heels of Toyah’s intriguing remarks on the BBC show previously, which some interpreted as a subtle dig at her co-contestant Chris McCausland.
Pete Wicks is also at risk
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Chatting with It Takes Two host Fleur East, Paul shared his experience of being in the bottom two with Toyah and ultimately surviving to dance another day with his partner Karen Hauer. When asked by Fleur about what goes through his mind during the nail-biting elimination moments, he quipped: “Do you know what? Nothing. Honestly, it’s completely out of my hands and I’m completely powerless at that moment in time. So I just sit there and relax.” He then humorously disclosed how he assesses his competition, saying: “I do sit there and think, ‘Very good, very good, very good… Toyah’ still in – she’s the same as me, so I’ve got a chance! ” The crowd loved it, and even Karen couldn’t help but facepalm as Paul added: “That’s the way I looked at it! I mean, I was sitting at the back afterwards and it was between Jamie and Toyah.” Wrapping up, he admitted: “If it was Jamie, I would have been out and there’s no doubt about that. But when it was Toyah, it was the flip of a coin, so I knew I had a chance.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnFleur EastNeil JonesNick KnowlesPete WicksStrictly Come Dancing
