EXCLUSIVE: Bookies believe the mattress salesman will get extra votes after being paired with popular Strictly pro Amy Dowden Thomas Skinner has been paired with popular pro dancer Amy Dowden (Image: Getty Images)

Bookies have slashed odds on Thomas Skinner winning Strictly after he was paired with Amy Dowden . ‌

Experts reckon he will bag extra votes because she’s one of the most popular pro dancers. The mattress salesman has gone from 20/1 to 14/1 in just hours. It’s a much-needed boost for Thomas after a week from hell. Last Sunday he confessed to cheating on his wife, which left his reputation in tatters and threatened to derail chances on Strictly . ‌

Ladbrokes spokesperson Alex Apati told the Daily Star Sunday: “Tom's been given a boost in the Strictly betting

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