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Former reality star Amber Davis became this year’s last-minute hero strictly come dance series when he replaced dani dior The day before the first 2025 live show.
28 year old love island The winner, who came first in the ITV dating competition with her then-partner Kem Cetinay in 2017, was revealed to be joining the cast after Dyer withdrew from the program due to an ankle injury.
Asked how he felt about being involved with minimal training, Davis said: “It’s been the strangest 24 hours of my life. I’ve seen strictly I have been with my family since I was little and now being a part of this show is a dream come true.
She added, “I’m going to give it my all and I’m sending all my best wishes to Dani for a speedy recovery. I hope I make her proud.”
Despite Davis and Cetinay’s victory love island In 2017, the pair split just months after the series ended and she has since been dating West End actor Ben Joyce for the past two years.
Davies, who was born in Denbigh, North Wales, received a number of lucrative brand collaborations following his tenure love islandIncluding a £500,000 deal to become the face of Motel Rocks.
However, the star, who won a scholarship to train in musical theater at the Urdang Academy in London as a teenager, had ambitions of eventually returning to the stage after her reality TV stint.
One year after Davis’ departure love island It was announced that she would make her West End debut as office girl July Burnley in the Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5With Lewis Redknapp.
Critics were skeptical but Davis pointed out Standard At the time: “I only graduated in 2016, so I’m just out of college. But I’m trained and I have every right to be that.”
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She further added, “I am waiting and ready to prove people wrong.
“I know they’ll be like, ‘Let’s see how Amber from Love Island will sing,’ and I just can’t wait – I want everyone to be pleasantly surprised.”
Davies also had roles in other West End shows bring it forward, bring it back to the future And beautiful womanIn which she played the lead role of Vivian Ward.
Next year, she’ll play Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods legally blonde The musical, which will tour throughout the UK and Ireland.
Davis emphasized that his time has passed love island “doesn’t define her”, noting that she has worked hard and has had singing training since she was six years old. ,[I’ve] She always wanted to be on the West End stage,” she said.
This is not the actor’s first attempt at a daring television competition. Last year he took part in the 16th series dance on iceWith Armenian national champion Simon Proulx-Senecal.
The pair reached the semi-finals but were eliminated in week eight, along with radio host Adele Roberts. Made in Chelsea Star Miles Nazaire and Coronation Street Actor Ryan Thomas defeated him in the finals.
While Davis’ professional dance training can help her with rhythm and flexibility when it comes to learning something strictly The routines, ballroom and Latin techniques definitely keep her still on her pace.
The actor has just started rehearsals with Kuzmin but they will still be linked with the other strictly The first live show of the series will see the couples take to the dancefloor and perform a waltz on Saturday night.