Amy Dowden has issued a playful warning to her Strictly Come Dancing partner JB Gill as they kick-started a new week of training. The duo successfully made it to the fourth week of the BBC One dance competition after impressing during the show’s annual Movie Week.
Saturday (October 5) was a significant night for the BBC One dance contest, marking the first themed show of the series. The couples channelled their inner film stars, performing routines inspired by a variety of blockbuster films.
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec brought Barbie and Ken to life on the dance floor, while Sarah Hadland paid tribute to Dame Maggie Smith with her portrayal of Professor Minerva McGonagall from Harry Potter, following the actress’s death last month.
During the show, viewers watched JLS star JB and Welsh dancer Amy perform the American Smooth to the song Pure Imagination from last year’s Wonka movie, earning an impressive score of 32 out of a possible 40 points.
The results show confirmed that JB and Amy would continue in the competition, and on Monday (October 7), they shared their first update from training, reports the Manchester Evening News.
In a video posted on JB’s Instagram Story, the singer and presenter announced: “We’re back! ” Amy then added: “We’ve done some hard work. We can’t tell you the dance yet but we’ve done some hard work this morning and just done our interviews with the lovely VT team and then we’re going straight back to it.”
During a positive exchange about their recent performances, Amy excitedly prompted: “We wanted to actually come on and say what? ” before JB eagerly added; “Thank you sooo much. We honestly had so much fun. We’re so grateful for you guys for voting for us, sending us through to this week. Week four… we’re doing a very, very nice dance this week..”
However, Amy was quick to point out: “But it’s going to be the most challenging dance yet for you,” with which JB concurred: “It will be tough but it’s all good. We like challenges.”
Amy mentioned that Monday is not JB’s ‘most favourite’ day, prompting him to explain: “I’m still trying to learn the dance, then Tuesday we go in on technique and by Wednesday I’m like, ‘This actually feels quite good!'”
Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer