BBC Strictly Come Dancing favourite Jamie Borthwick faces having to 'miss' final

BBC Strictly Come Dancing favourite Jamie Borthwick faces MISSING the final as he's dealt a cruel blow before Blackpool. The BBC EastEnders star has been warned he sits towards the bottom of the bookmakers' odds ahead of Strictly Come Dancing Blackpool.

Chris McCausland, Sarah Hadland, and Tasha Ghouri are all ranked higher. Comedian Chris is leading with odds of 1/5, while Sarah trails closely at 1/3, with Love Island star Tasha at 4/5, and EastEnders favourite Jamie lagging with less favourable odds of 6/4.

Mike Reading from Betway said: "The latest odds to reach this year's Strictly final make Chris McCausland and Sarah Hadland the strong frontrunners to dance their way into the last three. Tasha Ghouri is next in line in the betting, priced up at 4/5 to secure a final spot, but Jamie Borthwick isn't far behind, and we've shortened his odds to 6/4 to make it all the way to the last weekend of the series."

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Jamie embraced his partner and revealed in the Claudatorium last week: "I've had the best week. Yeah, exactly that, [it was] the dance I wanted to do, favourite song, went to West Ham." He remarked: "Been with my girl," before putting his arm around her.

He added: "It's just been the best week." Meanwhile, Michelle said in response: "It was just us two on that dance floor, and it was an indescribable feeling for me. I had such a good time and you should be so proud of yourself."

The duo will be performing a Jive to 'The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)' by Las Ketchup in Blackpool and shared their hopes to wow the judging panel with a callback to an earlier dance. Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.