Overview

• Amber Davies addressed criticism on This Morning, saying musical theatre is worlds apart from ballroom and recalling that basic American Smooth steps left her in tears.
• She was drafted in at short notice to replace injured contestant Dani Dyer and is partnered with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin.
• After a week-two samba, Davies scored 29 and earned praise from judges Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.
• Davies and Kuzmin are set to perform an American Smooth to Sixteen Going On Seventeen for Movie Week, with Davies saying the training has her waking in the night to run choreography.
• Some viewers questioned why a Great Gatsby routine went to Vicky Pattison rather than Davies, as debate over perceived advantages continues and unverified tabloid claims of backstage unease circulate.