Strictly Come Dancing favourite dealt 'huge blow' just hours after live show

Strictly Come Dancing star Amber Davies was the front-runner to take home the crown this series, but things have taken a drastic turn. After the former Love Island and West End star stepped in following Dani Dyer's unfortunate injury that resulted in her exit from the competition, Amber was placed at the top of leaderboards and considered the one to watch.

However, things seem to have taken a U-turn for the star as new odds have put her further down the list, while one celebrity has shot on up.

According to Betfred,it's now Vicky Pattison who people should have their eyes on this series, alongside George Clarke.

But Amber's swift drop has been a big shocker, with Betfred's Robert Ford saying: "Amber Davies is another contestant whose odds have taken a blow over the weekend as she's been pushed out to 10/1 from 7s."

He added: "Lewis Cope and Karen Carney are now out to 11/2 and 6/1 from 4/1 and 5/1, respectively. Ellie Goldstein continues to trail the leading quintent in the market and remains unchanged at 16/1."

But where they're dropping down, others are climbing, particularly Vicky Pattison who is heading straight to the top, according to odds.

Robert said: "After impressing the public with her performance in week two, television personality Vicky Pattison's odds have been slashed to 7/2 from 11/2 to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

"Pattison has leapfrogged Lewis Cope and Karen Carney in the betting, but it's George Clarke who continues to lead the way. The Youtuber is now at 6/4 to win this year's Glitterball trophy and like Pattison, he's had his odds clipped to his new price from 5/2 and now has a 40% probability of winning the show."

Prior to joining the show, Vicky told the public that she was "terrified" about joining Strictly, despite being "buzzing" to have been chosen.

She said at the time: "I am not a natural dancer! However, it's such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself."

So far, people have been very impressed with Vicky's hard work, despite not topping the leaderboard. At just week two, she had a round of sixes from all four judges and while that hasn't put her at the top of the leaderboard, it's increased her odds and her public perception has shown that viewers are wanting to vote for the former Geordie Shore star.