Zara McDermott could be set to lose her spot in the Strictly Come Dancing line-up, according to new data obtained by GB News.
The documentary maker has improved week upon week during her time in the BBC contest but ahead of Week Five, she has failed to break through into the top half of the leaderboard.
In Week Four, McDermott received her highest praise of the series so far after racking up a respectable 28 points from the judges.
This landed her joint eighth on the leaderboard alongside Ellie Leach, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Angela Scanlon and she managed to avoid the dreaded dance-off at the expense of Eddie Kadi and Jody Cundy.
Cundy was the unfortunate celeb to follow in Les Dennis and Nikita Kanda's footsteps and McDermott will undoubtedly have her fingers crossed that she'll avoid a similar fate in Week Five.
However, having already landed in the dance-off once this series - against Kanda in Week Two - McDermott's luck may have run out.
Zara McDermott has been in the dance-off before
BBC
According to new odds released prior to Week Five's live show, McDermott is the favourite to be sent packing.
Head of News for SafeBettingSites.com, Lee Astley, explained all as he told GB News: "Fresh from his dramatic dance-off last week, Eddie Kadi, picked up a dismal 24 points for his American Smooth.
"Bookies believe he'll struggle again in Week Five, attempting the incredibly technical Samba.
"However, oddsmakers put Zara McDermott as the favourite to be eliminated in Week Five. She will be performing the American Smooth, the same dance that saw Eddie in the final two last week.
"The complexity of the choreography is possibly a step too far for Zara to stay in the competition."
While she isn't an odds-on banker to be eliminated, McDermott is priced at 13/8 to be the next Strictly star to say her goodbyes.
She's closely followed by Kadi and Karen Hauer at 21/10, making the memory of receiving a 10 score from Shirley Ballas for their Couple's Choice in Week Three a rather distant one.
Beyond Kadi and McDermott, Adam Thomas - who issued a worrying update after being struck by a mystery illness this week - is priced at 10/3 to be eliminated.
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Zara McDermott and Graziano di Prima will be hoping to avoid elimination
BBC
Then outsiders for the chop include Krishnan Guru-Murthy at 8/1, Annabel Croft at 12/1 and Angela Rippon at 50/1.
Whoever ends up eliminated from the contest, Strictly fans will be hoping the result isn't leaked online as it was in Week Four.
Many viewers were left outraged to discover news of Cundy's elimination had appeared online prior to Sunday's pre-recorded results show.
