Overview

• Dyer withdrew earlier this week after an MRI confirmed a fractured ankle sustained in rehearsal.
• The BBC named Davies as a late addition on September 26 ahead of Saturday’s first live show on BBC One and iPlayer.
• Davies, a 2017 Love Island winner, has formal musical-theatre training and previously competed on Dancing on Ice.
• Kuzmin remains in the competition with the new pairing, keeping the opening show’s plans on track.
• Bookmakers shortened Davies’s odds to around 5/1 following the announcement, and producers said they hope to welcome Dyer back in a future series.