One Strictly Come Dancing star’s partner has fought back against fans’ claims about the BBC show’s infamous ‘curse’ as many praise the bond between a pro-dancer and celeb
Fans have been praising the bond between Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin. But as fans start to mention the infamous ‘Strictly curse’, Nikita’s girlfriend Lauren Jaine has fought back and urged fans to “be respectful”.
Amber, 29, who joined the show late after Dani Dyer was forced to quit, has grown very close to Nikita. Fans noticed their tight bond after the musical theatre actress posted a video of Nikita bringing her flowers and a balloon to celebrate her birthday.
When fans started to wonder if Amber’s already close friendship with Nikita would lead to something more, Lauren posted a video to TikTok where she defended the couple and begged fans to be more respectful.
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In the video, Lauren films herself swiping across the screen with the words “me watching all the cute tiktoks of all the strictly couples” written over it. She then frowns as the words change to “comments saying ‘I hope they get the strictly curse'”. In the caption, she wrote: “Please be respectful to the real-life partners and let them have a good experience of the show too.”
Amber hopped in the comments to say she was happy to be partnered with Nikita because it meant she met Lauren. “Genuinely so happy I got paired with Nikita because I met YOUUUU,” she wrote.
She also told The Sun: “I’ve met Nikita’s girlfriend. I love her, she’s so supportive, so easy-going. She met Ben [Joyce, her boyfriend] and my sister too. It was lovely.”
Nikita and Lauren have been dating for two years. Meanwhile, Amber has been dating her boyfriend Ben Joyce since 2022, when they were both cast in Back To The Future: The Musical.
Amber’s musical theatre training has caused some fans to criticise her place on the show. Some wondered if it was “fair” for somneone with extensive experience with shows that require dance to compete alongside absolute beginners. Speaking on This Morning, Amber defended herself by saying she’s never done ballroom before.
“The ballroom and Latin community know that musical theatre is worlds apart [from ballroom dancing],” she said. Later, she added: “I do understand where they come from, because I can perform.
“But, there’s a great example. Yesterday we were doing our American Smooth, and even just walking left right, left right, brought me to tears. It’s so much more complicated than you can imagine.”
A source told The Sun that how hard Amber has to work on the show has become her primary focus, but that even if it wasn’t, the Strictly curse would not be an issue as she and Ben are “madly in love”.
“She’s told friends she’s not getting ahead of herself and is taking it one week at a time. She’s madly in love with Ben and he’s totally behind her. They’re both performers and know how to shut out the noise.”
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