Overview

• The duo delivered an American Smooth to Sixteen Going on Seventeen in Movie Week, earning 35 points and placing second on the leaderboard.
• Lauren Jaine, Kuzmin’s partner, urged viewers to respect real-life relationships and not wish the so-called Strictly curse on the couple.
• Davies says she has grown close to Jaine and has introduced her boyfriend, actor Ben Joyce, noting that he follows her rehearsal tapes daily.
• An unnamed source says Davies is approaching the series cautiously and taking it one week at a time.
• Davies joined the lineup as a late replacement for injured contestant Dani Dyer and was informed shortly before her first live performance.