Overview

• Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Davies said ballroom and Latin are 'worlds apart' from musical theatre and described being brought to tears by basic American Smooth steps.
• The Love Island winner joined at very short notice after Dani Dyer fractured her ankle in rehearsals and withdrew from the series.
• With partner Nikita Kuzmin, she scored 29 for a samba in week two to top the leaderboard after an opening-week waltz prepared in roughly one to two days.
• The pair are slated to perform an American Smooth to Sixteen Going On Seventeen from The Sound of Music for Movie Week, with Davies noting intensive, exhausting practice.
• Social-media criticism over perceived fairness continues, though Kuzmin praised Davies as his 'best student,' and guest mentor Cynthia Erivo is set to coach contestants this weekend.