Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Willie Thorne to Win?

Feel that chill in the air? That's not autumn on the way, that's nature's way of expressing fear over next month's return of Strictly Come Dancing - and we know just how it feels.

Although it's not on TV until October, the celebrity contestants for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing have been announced, and that clearly means it's time to get going with some Strictly Come Dancing betting odds. Over the next couple of weeks we'll be giving you the lowdown on each of the Strictly Come Dancing contestants and their chances of winning. It'll literally be the most fun you'll have with Strictly Come Dancing all year because a) these betting odds are epic and b) Strictly Come Dancing is cack.

So let's start things off with the Strictly Come Dancing betting odds for Stephanie Beacham and Willie Thorn, with betting odds courtesy of Paddy Power…

Stephanie Beacham - Who the hell is Stephanie Beacham? Pensioner actress that you'll have seen in Dynasty, Tenko, Beverly Hills 90210 or, most recently, Bad Girls. We're buggered if we know how well Stephanie Beacham will do in Strictly Come Dancing, but these odds say 'not good'. However, you can't survive in an all-female Japanese prisoner-of-war camp unless you know how to foxtrot, as Stephanie Beacham proved on the little-watched Tenko Disco Party spin-off from the early 1980s. Current Strictly Come Dancing betting odds - 25/1

Willie Thorne - Who the hell is Willie Thorne? Strictly Come Dancing wouldn't be Strictly Come Dancing without some lumbering jointless retired snooker player for all the judges to pick on, and that's the exact role that Willie Thorne will be filling this year. But Willie Thorne isn't your friendly Dennis Taylor-type of snooker player, though - his a depressive with a history of crippling gambling addictions. So Willie, if you're reading this, please don't place a Strictly Come Dancing bet on yourself - we're almost completely certain that you'll be shit. Current Strictly Come Dancing betting odds - 16/1

Tomorrow - the Strictly Come Dancing betting odds for Penny Lancaster and Dominic Littlewood. But if that's too long to wait - or you feel like making more money than you know what to do with - head right over to the Paddy Power Strictly Come Dancing betting odds page to see the latest, and best, betting odds.