1 week Ago By [email protected] (Abbie Bray)
Strictly Come Dancing star Paul Merson has been dealt a crushing blow just hours before the upcoming live show. Despite avoiding the dance-off, Paul and his dance partner Karen Hauer are the bookmakers' favourites to be fired this weekend. Close behind them are TV doctor Punam Krishan and reality star Pete Wicks.
Betway spokesperson Chad Yeomans commented:“Paul and Karen impressed the judges last week with their best score yet, but they’re dancing the notoriously tricky Samba this weekend to the 1976 hit Car Wash. "Many bettors believe this could be a step too far, making Paul the even-money favourite to bow out. Next in the elimination betting this week come Punam Krishan at 3/1 and Pete Wicks at 15/2.
" Turning his attention who could end up winning, he added: “Chris McCausland continues to go from strength to strength and remains the odds-on favourite to win the competition with his closest rival for the Glitterball trophy being Tasha Ghouri." Paul Merson and Karen Hauer are the bookies' favourites to leave Read More Related Articles Loose Women star makes 'desperate plea' after Liam Payne dies aged 31 Read More Related Articles Dermot O'Leary pays tribute to Liam Payne as he says 'no parent should bury their child' On Wednesday night, Paul and Karen appeared on Strictly It Takes Two to chat about their upcoming performance on Saturday. Despite receiving glowing comments from judges, Paul is now bracing himself for the next challenge.
He aims to impress with a Samba routine set to the classic tune Car Wash, remarking that it feels like a return to "back to reality," On describing what the previous week's dance meant to him, Paul told Janette Manrara: "Amazing. Just to get a nice dance. "Obviously, a BBQ, a vindaloo, and footballs are coming in, and he looks like someone who works on a ship.
Yeah, it was nice to dance. I thought Karen deserved that as well, to be fair. "It felt nice when I first took up the chance to come on to the show.
This is what I thought it would be roughly. Do you know what I mean? So it was nice to get one of those dances in." Punam Krishan is also at risk of leaving Strictly fans have also voiced their frustration about Paul's comedic routines, arguing they want him to try more serious dances and fear he could be sent home on Sunday night.
One frustrated fan commented: "It makes me annoyed to see Paul and Karen talking about how much he loved being Fred Astaire during the quickstep, and that's what he always expected #Strictly to be, not the silly stuff. And then this week they have a samba to Car Wash, back to being the joke again." While another added: "#Strictly Please listen to Paul and Karen! The expectation when signing up was to learn to dance, with all the associated elegance, not silly songs and silly themes.
" Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday on BBC One..
