Bobby Brazier suffers a setback just days ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing final

Bobby Brazier has suffered a major setback just days before Strictly Come Dancing final which will take place on Saturday evening on BBC1.

The EastEnders star, 20, will be battling it all out for the Glitterball trophy against Layton Williams and Nikita Kumzin and Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.

But despite the actor being the bookie’s favourite to win for a while, it seems all eyes are now on Coronation Street Ellie, 22, and her dancing partner Vito, 31.

Alex Apati from Ladbrokes told The Mirror: ‘All the signs are pointing towards a comfortable night for Ellie this weekend… 

She’s headed the betting for some time now, and anything other than a win for the Corrie star would be considered a major upset at this point.’ 

Bobby Brazier suffered a major setback just days before Strictly Come Dancing final

Despite the actor being the bookie’s favourite to win for a while, it seems all eyes are now on Coronation Street Ellie, 22, and her dancing partner Vito Coppola, 31 (pictured together)

The odds for Ellie Leach are currently 1/10, while for Layton Williams his partner Nikita Kuzmin it’s a 8/1.

It leaves Bobby standing at odds of 16/1, making him the less likely contestant to win the hit BBC dancing show.

The EastEnders favourite declared his love for his dancing partner Dianne Buswell after the pair landed in the dreaded dance off on Sunday ahead of next week’s final. 

Bobby and the Aussie pro dancer took to the dance floor for the second time to perform their Quickstep competing against Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe.

Bobby couldn’t hold back his emotion after taking to the dance floor again as he embraced Dianne and whispered: ‘I love you, so much’. 

Though it wasn’t easy to hear over the crowds applause, Dianne, who is in a relationship with YouTuber Joe Sugg, was quick to return the affection by telling the actor that she loved him too. 

The pair have previously dismissed their chemistry as purely platonic, however, despite the widespread speculation they’re more than friends.

Speaking to the Mirror about the matter Dianne laughed and said: ‘That happens every year, it’s just part of it,’ before Bobby quipped, ‘Especially when we’re both so good-looking.’

Bobby and Dianne were saved by the judges in the dance off and made their way into the 2023 Strictly final. 

Alex Apati from Ladbrokes told The Mirror: ‘All the signs are pointing towards a comfortable night for Ellie this weekend… she’s headed the betting for some time now, and anything other than a win for the Corrie star would be considered a major upset at this point’

The odds for Ellie Leach are currently 1/10, while for Layton Williams his partner Nikita Kuzmin (pictured) it’s a 8/1, making Bobby the least favourite to win standing at odds of 16/1

The EastEnders favourite declared his love for his dancing partner Dianne Buswell after the pair landed in the dreaded dance off on Sunday ahead of next week’s final

Bobby couldn’t hold back his emotion, after dancing the Quickstep again, as he embraced his professional dance partner, 34, and whispered: ‘I love you, so much’

The pair will perform three dances; one chosen by the judges, one chosen by the couple and a third ‘showdance’. 

Taking to Instagram after the results show, Dianne shared a gallery of selfies of the pair and gushed how ‘proud’ she is of Bobby. 

She wrote: ‘We are STRICTLY 2023 FINALISTS! We are so grateful and excited to be here yet so emotional to loose the wonderful @annabel_croft and @johannesradebe who were also so deserving of this place and who we love dearly.

‘I can’t believe the growth I have seen in Bobby not only in his dancing but also personally. He came to me a young 20 year old who had tones of energy and the biggest smile and a true passion to learn to dance.

‘He seriously had no clue about what ballroom or Latin dancing was but he has embraced every part of this experience and is now the biggest strictly fan and a brilliant dancer it makes me so proud and so happy!’

She continued: ‘This guy takes on notes that the judges give him that I give him to try get better at this art form because he respects it so much and as a professional to see your celeb just want to learn get better all whilst having the best time is music to our ears. 

‘I’m extremely grateful to everybody who has got us here thank you for voting and supporting us we see you and appreciate you.

‘We now have the chance to grace the strictly floor again in this incredible final and I couldn’t be more excited! We want to make you smile feel the love and joy on Saturday night.

‘Come on Bobby let’s do it. Show the UK your improvement and how far you have come.’

Dianne is currently in a relationship with Joe Sugg, after mentoring the YouTube star on Strictly back in 2018. 

The pair placed as runners up in the final, losing out on the crown to Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton.

The pair have previously dismissed their chemistry as purely platonic, however, despite the widespread speculation they’re more than friends

Bobby and Dianne were saved by the judges over Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe in the dance off and made their way into the 2023 Strictly final 

Taking to Instagram after the results show, Dianne shared a gallery of selfies of the pair and gushed how ‘proud’ she is of Bobby

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