The winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2026 has been 'revealed' already - and it spells trouble for one well-known celebrity.
The glamorous BBC One programme has made its comeback for another series - presented by Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe. Stars including Lacey Turner, Jamie Winstone, Chris Appleton, Cach Mercer, Delta Goodrem and Dame Sarah Storey have all enlisted to showcase their finest footwork on the ballroom floor.
Supercomputer predicts champion
Fresh analysis has now forecast the show's champion after ActionNetwork.com's supercomputer examined the attributes of the previous 23 victors to pinpoint the typical qualities of a winner and establish which 2026 participants possess the most of these characteristics.
Based on over two decades of statistics, actress Bethany Antonia was discovered to possess the greatest number of traits typical of a Strictly Come Dancing champion, securing 8 points from the supercomputer, reports Wales Online.
Shared traits and odds
The shared characteristics include her zodiac sign being Capricorn, joint-most prevalent among Strictly winners. She was also born on a Thursday, the third-most frequent birth day amongst former champions. Furthermore, at 28 she sits within the "late 20s" category, also amongst the most common ages for victors at the time of their triumph. Presently, she holds the strongest odds of claiming series 24: 3/2 (implied probability: 40%).
A spokesperson for ActionNetwork.com remarked: "Bethany Antonia stands out as the contestant whose profile most closely matches that of a typical Strictly Come Dancing champion, with her age, birthplace, occupation, birth weekday and star sign all matching common traits from past winners.
"The supercomputer awarded Antonia 8 points, and she currently has the shortest odds to win the 24th series at 3/2, while Cach Mercer, Dani Dyer, Tabby Stoecker and Will Best all received 6 points from the supercomputer, with their odds of winning the series at 11/2."
On-screen career
Bethany has appeared in programmes such as Get Even, Stay Close and Sense and Sensibility. However, without a doubt, her most significant role to date has been playing dragon rider Lady Baela Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon since 2022.
Strictly Come Dancing airs every weekend on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
