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Strictly Come Dancing: Bookies predict Jacqui Smith will be first to go

She's partnered with Anton Du Beke

Strictly Come Dancing 2020 is here in earnest as the first of the live shows kicks off tonight (Saturday, October 24).

And bookies have revealed who they think will be the first of this year’s celebrities to be booted from Strictly.

Anton du Beke and Jacqui Smith dancing
The former Home Secretary will be first to go, according to betting odds (Credit: BBC)
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What have the bookies said about Jacqui Smith?

According to the website Oddschecker, Jacqui Smith is most likely to be the first to go in the 2020 series.

The former Home Secretary is partnered with Anton Du Beke, who famously has never won, despite having been in the show since the first series in 2004.

Oddschecker has her down at 9/10 to be first, followed by Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh (at 11/4), athlete JJ Chalmers (11/2) and comedian Bill Bailey (12/1).

Anton Du Beke and Jacqui Smith standing smiling
Jacqui’s partner is Anton Du Beke (Credit: BBC)

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Ranvir’s pro partner is Giovanni Pernice, while JJ is with Amy Dowden and Bill is partnered with Oti Mabuse, who won last year’s series with actor Kelvin Fletcher.

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