Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amber Davies has issued a message for fans after some expressed hope for the dreaded ‘Strictly curse’.
The ex-Love Islander and West End performer joined the cast of the BBC competition last minute, replacing Dani Dyer as Nikita Kuzmin’s partner following a devastating ankle injury.
In a recent social media post, Kuzmin’s girlfriend, Lauren Jaine, expressed her distaste at comments she’d seen on TikTok wishing for the ‘Strictly curse’ to affect competing couples.
The Ukrainian model’s caption for the video read: ‘Please be respectful to the real-life partners and let them have a good experience of the show too’.
Helping dispel any rumours that she will fall victim to the trend, Davies said to The Sun: ‘I’ve met Nikita’s girlfriend. I love her, she’s so supportive, so easy-going.
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‘She met Ben and my sister, too. It was lovely.’
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Davies is in a relationship with actor Ben Joyce, who she starred alongside in the West End musical Back to the Future.
Jade Davies, Amber’s sister, is also a performer, currently touring with Les Miserablés, according to her Instagram bio.
The former Love Island winner also shared a comment underneath Jaine’s TikTok, in which she wrote: ‘Genuinely so happy I got paired with Nikita because I met YOU.’
Jaine replied: ‘EXACTLYY,’ demonstrating the friendship that’s formed between them.
Comments under the video made reference to other couples in Strictly. @yourfavbeatlesfan wrote: ‘People keep saying George and Alexis, I’m like THEY’RE BOTH IN RELATIONSHIPS’.
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- La Voix
- Lewis Cope
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Eve Barnes said: ‘No [for real] the “Strictly curse is happening” comments are crazy.’
@suefletcher5 attempted to reassure Jaine, writing: ‘Aww Lauren you and Nikita are made for each other…ignore them.’
In the first week of the competition, Davies and Kuzmin performed a Waltz to Adele’s When We Were Young, which they only had a very short time to prepare after Dyer’s withdrawal.
They scored an impressive 27 out of 40 for their first dance of the season, consisting of three sevens and one eight.
The following week, they achieved a 29 for their Samba to Bam Bam, by Camilla Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran.
Then in this Saturday’s Movie Week, they earnt a brilliant 35 for their American Smooth to Sixteen Going on Seventeen from The Sound of Music.
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday nights on BBC One.
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