Strictly’s ‘dark horse’ is ‘set for the final’ after fans rush to bet £1,000s on her, say bookies --[Reported by Umva mag]

MIRANDA star Sarah Hadland has emerged as this year’s Strictly Come Dancing ‘dark horse’, with bookies’ already touting her to win. PASarah Hadland is the ‘dark horse’ of Strictly Come Dancing this year[/caption] The actress, 53, is partnered up with last year’s champ, Vito Coppola, and the pair of them have been wowing on the dancefloor. PAThe actress is paired with reigning Strictly champ Vito[/caption] Sarah has enjoyed an incredible a career as an actress and is best known for BBC One‘s hit show Miranda, and the ITV sitcom The Job Lot. But now she is wowing on the Strictly dancefloor, with both the judges and viewers at home singing her praises. Bookies are now saying she is the “dark horse” who is set to run away with the Glitterball this series. Betting shops are giving Sarah odds of 12/1 to win the show, after fans started to bet “thousand of pounds” on her to win. It comes as the actress recently admitted to The Sun she “fancied” her pro-dance partner Vito the moment she clapped eyes on him. When we asked her, she said: “What a ridiculous question to ask me. “Yes, I fancied him. I’m alive, aren’t I? “If you’re female and have a heartbeat, how could he NOT be anybody’s type? “The paso doble we’re doing this week is very serious and sensual, and when we started learning it I was very, very giggly. “I kept the eye to camera because there’s a lot of, I’m going to call ‘tuppence to thigh’. “I’m being bold but I can because I’m talking to The Sun. “There’s a lot of groin to thigh, and I have to look deep into his eyes — which make it ten times worse.” Sarah said: “As an actor, you do get to be very up close with people, but with Strictly it’s another level. “You have to be so close. INSTAGRAMSarah freely admits she fancied Vito the minute she clapped eyes on him[/caption] “I’m going to be honest, though — it’s not hard. “Or rather, should we say, it’s not difficult. Let’s go with that. “I’ve been a superfan of Strictly since it began. It’s incredible — everything, the costume . . . then Vito is the cherry on the cake!” When Sarah was first announced as the Strictly, it was revealed that she had trained as a ballet dancer. Some fans said this gave her an “unfair advantage” on the dancefloor. It came after her friend and EastEnders star Alex Kingston said in 2019: “Sarah Hadland and I talked about how much we’d like to do Strictly Come Dancing. “Then I discovered that she’s actually a trained ballet dancer. “‘Hang on a minute! That’s not fair!’ So, I can’t do it on a season when she is on it! “It’s also a massive commitment and, as an actor, you never know whether you’re going to be available for that time or whether it means cutting out the possibility of an acting job.” Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday at 6.20pm. Strictly 2024 pairings Here's who is matched with who this series... Chris McCausland and Dianne BuswellJamie Borthwick and Michelle TsiakkasJB Gill and Amy Dowden MBEMontell Douglas and Johannes RadebeNick Knowles and Luba MushtukPaul Merson and Karen HauerPete Wicks and Jowita PrzystałPunam Krishan and Gorka MárquezTasha Ghouri and Aljaž ŠkorjanecTom Dean MBE and Nadiya BychkovaToyah Willcox and Neil JonesSam Quek MBE and Nikita KuzminSarah Hadland and Vito CoppolaShayne Ward and Nancy XuWynne Evans and Katya Jones

Oct 8, 2024 - 20:40

Strictly’s ‘dark horse’ is ‘set for the final’ after fans rush to bet £1,000s on her, say bookies --[Reported by Umva mag]

MIRANDA star Sarah Hadland has emerged as this year’s Strictly Come Dancing ‘dark horse’, with bookies’ already touting her to win.

a man and a woman are dancing on a stage

Sarah Hadland is the ‘dark horse’ of Strictly Come Dancing this year[/caption]

The actress, 53, is partnered up with last year’s champ, Vito Coppola, and the pair of them have been wowing on the dancefloor.

a man in a black cape is dancing with a woman in a green dress

The actress is paired with reigning Strictly champ Vito[/caption]

Sarah has enjoyed an incredible a career as an actress and is best known for BBC One‘s hit show Miranda, and the ITV sitcom The Job Lot.

But now she is wowing on the Strictly dancefloor, with both the judges and viewers at home singing her praises.

Bookies are now saying she is the “dark horse” who is set to run away with the Glitterball this series.

Betting shops are giving Sarah odds of 12/1 to win the show, after fans started to bet “thousand of pounds” on her to win.

It comes as the actress recently admitted to The Sun she “fancied” her pro-dance partner Vito the moment she clapped eyes on him.

When we asked her, she said: “What a ridiculous question to ask me.

“Yes, I fancied him. I’m alive, aren’t I?

“If you’re female and have a heartbeat, how could he NOT be anybody’s type?

“The paso doble we’re doing this week is very serious and sensual, and when we started learning it I was very, very giggly.

“I kept the eye to camera because there’s a lot of, I’m going to call ‘tuppence to thigh’.

“I’m being bold but I can because I’m talking to The Sun.

“There’s a lot of groin to thigh, and I have to look deep into his eyes — which make it ten times worse.”

Sarah said: “As an actor, you do get to be very up close with people, but with Strictly it’s another level.

“You have to be so close.

a man and a woman are hugging each other and the man says " and now we are we are full of "

Sarah freely admits she fancied Vito the minute she clapped eyes on him[/caption]

“I’m going to be honest, though — it’s not hard.

“Or rather, should we say, it’s not difficult. Let’s go with that.

“I’ve been a superfan of Strictly since it began. It’s incredible — everything, the costume . . . then Vito is the cherry on the cake!”

When Sarah was first announced as the Strictly, it was revealed that she had trained as a ballet dancer.

Some fans said this gave her an “unfair advantage” on the dancefloor.

It came after her friend and EastEnders star Alex Kingston said in 2019:

“Sarah Hadland and I talked about how much we’d like to do Strictly Come Dancing.

“Then I discovered that she’s actually a trained ballet dancer.

“‘Hang on a minute! That’s not fair!’ So, I can’t do it on a season when she is on it!

“It’s also a massive commitment and, as an actor, you never know whether you’re going to be available for that time or whether it means cutting out the possibility of an acting job.”

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday at 6.20pm.

Strictly 2024 pairings

Here's who is matched with who this series...

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas
JB Gill and Amy Dowden MBE
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec
Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

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