Amber Davies has taken the place of the Love Island winner, according to reports that Strictly stars are “furious.”
Dani Dyer has shared a message to the Strictly cast ahead of tonight’s live show, after the cast were reported to be ‘furious’ about her replacement, Amber Davies.
Earlier this week, Dani had to withdraw from the dance show after fracturing her ankle during training. The former Love Island winner had been partnered with Nikita Kuzmin. Following her departure, Amber, who won Love Island the series before Dani, was picked as a replacement.
Dani has since taken to Instagram to wish the cast and crew the best of luck. Good luck to all the gorgeous cast members starting their strictly journey tonight, she wrote in her stories: “We know how hard you’ve all been working. See you all soon.
Due to Amber’s extensive dance training, Dani’s replacement is said to be causing controversy among Strictly stars. The 28-year-old has previously worked as a dancer at London’s Cirque Le Soir and has appeared in leading roles in dance-heavy musicals like 9 to 5.
According to an insider, the other competitors felt it was “unfair” that someone with such training was chosen, especially when another of this year’s replacement castmates, Lewis Cope, also has dance experience.
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The source told The Sun, “The celebs are trying to be good sports about everything and don’t want to let on that they’re unhappy.” However, they only talk about it in the background because they believe it unfair that the lineup now includes two sensational dancers with extensive stage experience. One celebrity with that kind of background is one thing, but having two, especially if they both made the final, is seen as unfair.
This sense of unhappiness was strongly denied by the BBC, who told the Daily Mail: “We’ve been shown absolutely no evidence to suggest that this story is true, or that the anonymous quote it is based on is from anyone connected to the series.”
Amber and Lewis, who joined Strictly before it’s pre-recorded launch show following Kristian Nairn’s withdrawal, are just the latest contestants to have prior dance experience. Last year, finalist Tasha Ghouri was slammed for competing when she had worked as a professional dancer before. Likewise, Ashley Roberts had dance training, as did Layton Williams.
None of these dancers are trained in latin and ballroom dances, though. Because of this, these celebrities don’t feel like they have an advantage over the Strictly pros.
“Some people might have done some dancing, but it won’t have been fox trots and cha-chas,” said Anton Du Beke, who has been on the show since it first launched in 2004. Mostly, it will be commercial or musical theater. It will a little help them. Really, it has a small advantage.
“I have not seen many winners,” he said. Your choice is always yours. You’re aware of the difficulties that come with being first in the group, and then they get to the tenth week, which are somewhat similar. They haven’t greatly improved.
Source: Mirror
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