""I think if you look back over the weeks right at the start, I was nowhere near being the favourite. I was quite low down to start with, in about sixth or seventh place."

From DigitalSpys interview with her. She's always been in the top three to win the show, favouritre from like the third week.

Yeap she was - Kieron and Emily were about 6th/ 7th down at the beginning and then the top wedge has been Hayley, Gary, Danny, Mikey and Danniella for most of the time until Danny got bottom 2 and Mikey went crap.

She's always been in the top 3 with the odds

I thought she'd been top every week but the men's week and the one week Daniella knocked her off the top

Perhaps she means with the bookies ?

She's always been top 3/4 with the bookies though even from the outset

Can we have a link to the article please

EDIT: I've found it

http://www.sw3.com/dancingonice/inte...ng-on-ice.html

Why would she say she was quite low down when she obviously hasn't been

Maybe trying to make people think she's modest

She says quite clearly "right at the start, I was nowhere near being the favourite."

I'm assuming she is referring to the launch of the series before we have seen any of them skate. I can't remember who was favourite this series, but it doesnt usually mean much in the first/early weeks (Joe Calzage anyone?)

So her potential wasn't really spotted early on

Which is an interesting thought - at least five or six others were thought to be better than Haley

Lol !! Well so many people on here seem to think she is up herself, so I could totally understand this...

Perhaps she was referring to the week when only the men skated!