Television

The Strictly Come Dancing final takes place this weekend with Kelvin Fletcher odds-on take take the title, and the omens are good. Former Emmerdale star Kelvin is firm favourite ahead of Eastenders actress Emma Barton and children’s TV presenter Karim Zeroual. Pre-show favourites have not fared too well, as OddsMonkey research proved – but we […] Read the full story

Cricketer Ben Stokes is clear favourite to win Sports Personality of the Year, but is that a good thing for the Cricket superstar? Perhaps not… OddsMonkey has looked back through the records, and in the last five years only Andy Murray has won as the pre-show favourite. And even though Stokes is a huge odds-on […] Read the full story

West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini is favourite for the Premier League Sack Race for the first time since he took charge at the club. The former Real Madrid coach took charge at West Ham in 2018 and has overseen significant spending during his tenure, but results – especially this season – have not been […] Read the full story

The countdown to the all new Winter Love Island is well and truly on after ITV launched their advertising campaign, but already the betting has started as rumours emerge of who will be entering the new villa. The success of the summer show has seen a new second edition launched, which is being based in […] Read the full story

Kelvin Fletcher remains firmly odds-on to win Strictly Come Dancing 2019 – but Anton Du Beke can’t be ruled out capturing his first ever Glitter Ball trophy. Du Beke – the only dancer to appear in every series, and himself a hugely popular figure on the show – has only ever made the final once, which […] Read the full story

Roman Kemp is becoming a real contender to win I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 2019. The star of Capital Radio’s breakfast show, was one of the favourites before Coronation Street star Andy Whyment entered the show and took over as firm favourite. And whilst Corra’s Kirk is still favourite to become King of the […] Read the full story

Meghan McKenna’s dream of a big record deal could come true this weekend as she lines up in the final of Celebrity X Factor. The Essex reality TV star has long wanted to become a singer, and she has taken her chance on the X Factor – impressing throughout the series. She has been firm […] Read the full story

Chris Ramsey is firm favourite to be the next contestant voted out of Strictly Come Dancing, but the Bookmakers have been off the mark in recent weeks. Ramsey has been favourite every week since Mike Bushell left in early November, but since then he never been in the bottom two at any point – indeed […] Read the full story

Coronation Street star Andy Whyment has been heavily backed over the weekend and is now favourite to win I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Whyment entered last week along with fellow actor Cliff Parisi of Call The Midwife fame, and now all 12 celebrities are together in the Jungle – he is looking clear favourite. Roman […] Read the full story

With Blackpool week in the bag, many of the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities will begin to have their eyes on the Glitter Ball – but history suggests avoiding victory at the seaside. OddsMonkey has looked back over every series that has seen an event filmed at Blackpool’s World Famous Tower Ball Room, not including the […] Read the full story