63 days ago

'It should be for people who've never danced': Strictly's Nadiya wades into row over trained celebrities after former musicals star Amber Davies is drafted in to replace Dani Dyer

found 2025 › Oct › 05 (Sun) @ 01:45 UTC

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Nadiya Bychkova, who is paired with former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw , said stars with training hog the top spots, stopping novices who are booted out from realising their potential.

65 days ago

'They're absolutely fuming': From the star paid a humiliating £15,000 to the huge sum Dani Dyer is set to pocket, KATIE HIND'S Strictly snitch reveals how much this year's stars are earning - and why it's triggered fury

found 2025 › Oct › 02 (Thu) @ 16:30 UTC

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Strictly is such an immersive experience that the current crop of contestants have become so close they've set up a WhatsApp group to share their ups and downs.

69 days ago

Did Strictly's Anton Du Beke score Amber Davies low to prevent backlash? After her controversial last-minute step in left stars 'furious'

found 2025 › Sep › 28 (Sun) @ 23:50 UTC

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Somewhat inevitably she blew fans away when she took to the dancefloor on Saturday night - having found out she was going to be competing just 24 hours before to replace Dani Dyer , 29.

70 days ago

You're too good! BBC chiefs twice rejected Amber Davies for Strictly because she'd starred in musicals - before her controversial last-minute replacement of fellow Love Island star Dani Dyer

found 2025 › Sep › 27 (Sat) @ 23:50 UTC

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As the row over her casting grows, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the West End star had previously met with BBC bosses only to be told she had too much experience.

Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Dani Dyer's replacement Amber Davies graces the stage as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman send well wishes to Love Island star after she was forced to pull out due to ankle injury

found 2025 › Sep › 27 (Sat) @ 19:05 UTC

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Amber Davies looked nervous as she made her Strictly Come Dancing debut with pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin on Saturday night's live show.

71 days ago

Fellow Love Island winner Amber Davies steps forward to fill Dani Dyer's dancing shoes on Strictly after star fractured ankle during rehearsals

found 2025 › Sep › 26 (Fri) @ 22:30 UTC

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Ms Davies, 28, who won the ITV reality dating show the year before Ms Dyer (pictured), will have had just one day of training with professional Nikita Kuzmin before the pair are thrust on to live TV.

'Not fair!': Strictly fans in uproar as West End performer and trained dancer Amber Davies is announced as Dani Dyer's replacement

found 2025 › Sep › 26 (Fri) @ 11:45 UTC

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With Amber rounding out the cast, a surprisingly large amount of the celebrities on this year's Strictly already have prior dance experience.

Strictly Come Dancing week one songs and dances REVEALED as celebrities take to the floor for the first time after Dani Dyer forced to step down from BBC series

found 2025 › Sep › 26 (Fri) @ 10:25 UTC

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The official Strictly Instagram page confirmed the routines on Friday morning, with a clip showing each pairing showing off a small snippet of what's to come.

Amber Davies joins Strictly Come Dancing! West End performer and fellow Love Island star announced as Dani Dyer's replacement

found 2025 › Sep › 26 (Fri) @ 09:45 UTC

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Love Island star Amber is a trained West End performer and will make her debut on Saturday night for the first live show of the series - dancing with partner Nikita Kuzmin .

72 days ago

Waterloo Road star Tillie Amartey admits she would 'never say no to Strictly' as she parties at SHEIN event amid rumours she is replacing Dani Dyer on the BBC show

found 2025 › Sep › 26 (Fri) @ 03:45 UTC

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The Waterloo Road star, 22, who recently quit her role on the hit drama, had begun negotiations as a late addition to the lineup, after the Love Island star fractured her ankle in training.