Dawson backs himself to win Strictly
Matt Dawson played for England before discovering his dancing feet
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Thursday, 21, Dec 2006 03:45
Matt Dawson, ex-England rugby player and Strictly Come Dancing finalist, has placed a £1,000 bet on himself to win the dance contest.
If his bet, placed with Coral on odds of 11/8, wins then he will receive £2,375.
But it won't be going into his pocket as he has pledged to give the money to Children in Need - the charity supported by the proceeds from the telephone vote on Strictly Come Dancing.
"I'm really happy to be in the final and am looking forward to Saturday. It would be great to win and by placing a bet I'm hoping to raise lots of money for Children in Need," Matt said.
If he does win then Coral has agreed to double the winnings and donate them to the charity.
He'll have to beat Mark Ramprakash however, who is also in the final after an impressive few months of dancing with his partner Karen Hardy.
Matt could have a tough time doing that after Mark scored three tens out of a possible four last week for the impressive and sultry Argentine tango that he and Karen danced.
Coral's odds for Mark to win are currently 8/15.
The overall winner will be announced on Saturday evening on BBC1.