Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Week 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

It is the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2024 this Saturday, 21st September as fifteen brand new couples take to the floor to perform their first routines of the competition.

Ahead of the first glimpses of what is to come, at Betting Online, we have been checking out the latest odds and predicting how the series may play out. To find out more, stick with us below.

Week 1 Preview 

Following the launch show, this Saturday, September 21st at 7pm is the first time viewers will see the new group of celebs’ dance moves. 

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are back to host the show, with Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse returning to the judges’ table.

It is a stellar lineup for the 22nd series of the show, featuring Shayne Ward, Nick Knowles, Olympic medalist Tom Dean MBE, Pete Wicks, and Paul Merson. 

After the launch show revealed all of the celebrities and their dance partners, we have provided a recap of the full lineup for Strictly Come Dancing 2024 below, ready for Saturday.

2024 Celebrity Lineup

• Chris McCausland
• JB Gill
• Wynne Evans
• Toyah Willcox
• Dr Punam Krishan
• Tash Ghouri
• Pete Wicks
• Shayne Ward
• Sarah Hadland
• Jamie Borthwick
• Tom Dean MBE
• Paul Merson
• Sam Quek
• Nick Knowles
• Montell Douglas

Week 1 Songs and Dances

The songs and dances that each pair will be bringing to the floor in the first week have been revealed as excitement builds amongst viewers. We have included these below:

Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe

Foxtrot to Is You Is or Is You Ain’t (My Baby) by Dinah Washington

Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez

Cha Cha to Love At First Sight by Kylie Minogue

Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin

Foxtrot to Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola

Quickstep to 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec

Cha Cha to Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter

Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones

Tango to Ray Of Light by Madonna

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell

Cha Cha to Twist and Shout by The Beatles

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas

Viennese Waltz to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone

JB Gill and Amy Dowden

Waltz to When I Need You by Leo Sayer

Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk

Jive to We Built This City by Starship

Paul Merson and Karen Hauer

American Smooth to Vindaloo by Fat Les

Pete Wicks and Jowitza Przystal

Paso Doble to Breathe by The Prodigy

Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu

Samba to Do I Do by Stevie Wonder

Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova

Tango to Golden by Harry Styles

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

Samba to Help Yourself by Tom Jones

Strictly Betting Tips 

While it may seem premature to predict the first out and who may win, our expert tipsters are backing Paul Merson to be eliminated first, with JLS singer JB Gill to win overall.

• 1st Elimination Paul Merson @ 6/4 with Betfred.
• JB Gill to Win Outright @ 3/1 with Betfred.

These odds are provided by Betfred and are correct at the time of publishing (19/09/2024).