Strictly’s Hamza set to WIN the show after showstopping salsa, claim bookies

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STRICTLY Come Dancing star Hamza Yassin is set to WIN the show this year after his showstopper salsa, bookies have claimed.

The Scottish wildlife cameraman – who is best known for appearing on CBeebies show Let’s Go For A Walk – has wowed audiences with his moves in recent episodes of the BBC One competition.

Hamza is said to be the bookies favourite to win

He performed an impressive salsa which wowed audiences

Hamza, 32, is partnered with Jowita Przystal on Strictly Come Dancing and have worked hard on their three routines so far.

BetVictor have backed that the TV presenter to be the overall winner at a massive 9/4 odds after his most recent dance.

Betting site spokesperson Sam Boswell explained: “Will Mellor (10/3) has dominated the odds as favourite but now Hamza Yassin overtakes him as the new favourite to win Strictly.

“At one point on Saturday, Hamza drifted as high as 12/1, and now his odds have been slashed to 9/4 to take home the glitterball trophy.

“Hamza’s Samba performance saw him sitting pretty at the top of the leaderboard, scoring a total of 39 – just one point off a perfect score and the highest score of the competition so far.

“It’s a marked improvement on his week three dance, which saw him in 10th place with 25 points.”

It comes after Strictly’s Hamza revealed he’s already lost a STONE after brutal nine hours a day training sessions.

The couple are putting in the hours of practice, and now Hamza, 32, has revealed how the long training sessions have already seen him lose a significant amount of weight.

He told BBC Radio Scotland: “I’ve lost a lot of weight already, around 6.5kg [one stone], which is unheard of really.

“But if you’re training nine hours a day you kind of get that. It’s hard. Everything just aches and aches.

“With the Foxtrot my knees ached, then it was my knees and my lower back for the Jive, and this week it’s a hard dance [the Salsa].”

He continued: “These guys [the pros] have been doing it for 12-15 years and we have to come to their standards in four days.

“We’re never going to get to their standards, but we still have to learn the basics and do a show and perform and deliver it on a Saturday. It’s kind of crazy, but I’m absolutely enjoying it.”

Hamza also opened up about how Jowita has to “pull out all the stops” to get his energy back up when he starts flagging on a daily basis during rehearsals.

He said: “It does get tough sometimes. Jowita’s fitness levels are out of this world, but by about three or four o’clock I’m flagging, so she has to pull out all the stops to bring my energy back up again.

“It’s a little bit like school. You’re stuck in a studio listening to the same song a million times and you’re trying to do the steps and everything.

“But it’s enjoyable, because if you have a good partner then time flies. Some days we look at the clock and we haven’t even eaten lunch and I say, ‘Wow, now I understand why I’m hungry.’

“But I’m loving every moment of it with Jowita. She’s a really, really good teacher, and she’s understanding and caring.”