SOUTH Yorkshire dancing stars Darren Bennett and wife Lilia Kopylova have both been teamed with actors in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Darren, born in Deepcar and brought up in Todwick, will dance with former EastEnders star Jessie Wallace and Lilia with Rising Damp's Don Warrington.
Darren and Jessie are 12-1 with the bookies to win the show, while Lilia and Don are 16-1
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en, whose parents Judith and Tony Bennett own the City Limits dance studio in Penistone Road and live in Todwick, and Lilia are selling their six-bedroomed home in Treeton.
The other contestants and their odds to win are:
GMTV host Andrew Castle with dancer Ola Jordan (14-1)
Holby City star Tom Chambers with Camilla Dallerup (6-1)
Actor Phil Daniels with Flavia Cacace (33-1)
Swimming champion Mark Foster and Hayley Holt (10-1)
Former rugby union ace Austin Healey and Erin Boag (10-1)
Chef Gary Rhodes and Karen Hardy (33-1)
Former ITN political editor at John Sergeant and Kristina Rihanoff (50-1)
One Show host Christine Bleakley and Brian Fortuna (6-1)
Model Jodie Kidd and Ian Waite (14-1)
Actress Cherie Lunghi and James Jordon (20-1)
Singer Heather Small and Brian Fortuna (12-1)
TV host Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole (8-1)
Singer Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone (3-1)
Actress Gillian Taylforth and Anton Du Beke (33-1)
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