Gareth Gates has skated in to the 5/2 betting favourite for this year’s Dancing On Ice according to bookie Paddy Power.

The former Pop Idol is followed in the betting by this year’s ice maidens with Suzanne Shaw and Samantha Mumba both at 5/1. Aggie McKenzie is the 25/1 outsider.

Elsewhere Paddy Power believe Linda Lusardi is the most likely to be the first injury withdrawal once the competition is underway. The physically challenging contest often takes its toll on the celebs and 7/4 Lusardi is followed by Steve Backley at 7/2, who is already known to be having injury troubles.

Amongst the ladies who will be dazzling in their sequins Suzanne Shaw and Samantha Mumba are the 7/4 joint-favourites to be the first to have a headline grabbing  ‘wardrobe malfunction’ whilst its 50/1 that Prince Harry skates on thin ice with his on-off girlfriend Chelsy by showing up to support another former flame Natalie Pinkham.

Dancing On Ice 2008 – Paddy Power Latest

Who will win Dancing On Ice?           

5/2        Gareth Gates

5/1        Samantha Mumba

5/1        Suzanne Shaw

5/1        Chris Fountain

7/1        Tim Vincent

10/1      Greg Rusedski

14/1      Natalie Pinkham

16/1      Michael Underwood

16/1      Linda Lusardi

18/1      Steve Backley

20/1      Sarah Greene

25/1      Aggie Mackenzie

1st casualty – 1st Skater to withdraw from injury?      

7/4        Linda Lusardi

7/2        Steve Backley

6/1        Greg Rusedski

7/1        Aggie Mackenzie

8/1        Samantha Mumba

8/1        Suzanne Shaw

9/1        Tim Vincent

10/1      Sarah Greene

14/1      Michael Underwood

14/1      Natalie Pinkham

16/1      Gareth Gates

40/1      Chris Fountain

Paddy Power Specials

50/1      Prince Harry to be in the audience supporting Natalie Pinkham

1st to have a wardrobe malfunction   

7/4        Suzanne Shaw

7/4        Samantha Mumba

5/2        Linda Lusardi

5/1        Natalie Pinkham

1st to release a record AFTER the Dancing On Ice final?       

1/3        Gareth Gates

2/1        Samantha Mumba

14/1      Suzanne Shaw

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