Key Points
- Amber Davies addressed backlash after successful a tense dance-off on Strictly Come Dancing
- The star reminded followers she was a last-minute addition and is doing her greatest
- Amber thanked supporters for his or her kindness amidst criticism and on-line negativity
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Strictly Come Dancing star Amber Davies shared an emotional message after fighting fan rage following the newest dance-off.
The Love Island star and pro-partner Nikita Kuzmin swooped into the semi-final after beating present favourites Lewis Cope and dance professional Katya Jones on the nail-biting dance-off this weekend.
Their elimination was met with an outcry from followers, nonetheless, who had been rooting for the shedding couple to win, together with indignant messages despatched to semi-finalist Amber.
Discussing the onslaught of shock from viewers on It Takes Two with Janette Manrara on Wednesday night time, Amber mentioned: ‘I wish to assume I’ve thick pores and skin, however clearly the beginning of the week has been harder than common.
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‘I’d identical to to remind all people that I used to be by no means alleged to be right here. I used to be a fast substitute. I’m simply doing my greatest.’
She has been wanting on the silver lining, nonetheless, including: ‘The love is definitely extra overpowering than the hate, so for those who’ve despatched a message or a form remark our method, then we actually do admire it a lot.’
The dance-off was additionally powerful for Amber and Nikita, regardless of successful, given how shut the pair are to the ousted duo.
In an Instagram caption after the preliminary present on Sunday, Amber mentioned: ‘I’ll all the time be your primary fan Lewis Cope.
‘To go up in opposition to one of many best dancers Strictly has ever seen was merely terrifying, nonetheless, I used to be really dancing in opposition to my greatest pal on this competitors, and that broke my coronary heart,’ she wrote.
The media persona, who has beforehand appeared on the West End in reveals like Legally Blonde, has been navigating on-line backlash all through her time on the present.
After a sequence of good 40 scores, she addressed followers as soon as extra, who had been accusing her of ‘primarily doing her day job’.
Reiterating, as soon as extra, that she ‘wasn’t alleged to be within the comp’ and that it was only a TV present, she mentioned: ‘You do not know what we put our thoughts and physique by way of for this expertise..
‘I’m actually simply making an attempt my greatest with the chance that got here to me. To anybody who has left a NICE remark thanks. Xx.’
In the semi-final, Amber is joined by Balvinder Sopal, George Clarke and Karen Carney.
EastEnders star Bal has had a troublesome time of her personal on the present, making historical past because the star to outlive essentially the most dance-offs.
After describing being a quarter-finalist as ‘inconceivable’, she mentioned about getting this far: ‘ ‘Double inconceivable! Like, who wrote this story? It’s unbelievable the way it’s simply rotated.
‘I sit right here each week and I’m simply misplaced for phrases as a result of I don’t know the way we preserve doing it. But right here we’re!’
It Takes Two airs at 6:30pm on BBC Two.
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