Amber Davies is refusing to let her mind wander to dream of getting to the Strictly Come Dancing final because this year’s BBC show has been so ‘unpredictable’.
The former Love Island star said ‘you just never know’ what is going to happen after co-star
Vicky Pattison previously got the boot despite being at the top of the leaderboard.
She told The Mirror: ‘When I said I was taking it one week at a time, I meant it. I came into the competition in such a peculiar way, I was on the back foot and catching up from day one. I didn’t dare dream ahead.
‘If you set yourself up for disappointment, that’s on you. The competition is so high this year. Lewis is seen as the frontrunner, Karen’s the dark horse, Vicky leaving showed how quickly things change… You absolutely cannot get ahead of yourself.’
The musical theatre star admitted she only thought about what might be coming around Blackpool week, when pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin, 27, mentioned musical numbers were on the horizon.
‘If you have no expectations, you can’t be disappointed,’ she said. ‘That’s why I take everything week by week.’
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Amber Davies is refusing to let her mind wander to dream of getting to the Strictly Come Dancing final because this year’s BBC show has been so ‘unpredictable’
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The former Love Island star said ‘you just never know’ what is going to happen after co-star Vicky Pattison previously got the boot despite being at the top of the leaderboard
And this week Amber and dance partner Nikita have continued their streak of 40 out of 40 with a Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat from Guys and Dolls.
During this week’s show, Amber came under criticism from fans for her dancing experience as they accused her of ‘essentially doing her day job’.
As well as Great Gatsby Amber has also starred in West End productions of Pretty Woman, 9 to 5 The Musical, Back To The Future and is due to star in Legally Blonde.
Taking to Twitter viewers penned: ‘Amber just essentially doing her day job. Bound to get a 40’;
‘I do like Amber but performing in musicals is her day job so a 40 is imminent!!’;
‘Amber has just come out of The Great Gatsby, where she did the Charleston every night.’
Another fan asked: ‘#Strictly can we please get back to having stars who have no dance experience. Its crazy to have someone, as an example, that dances in music theatre competing.
‘Not to mention others who competed in a TV dance comp previously.’
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‘When I said I was taking it one week at a time, I meant it. I came into the show in a peculiar way, I didn’t dare dream ahead. If you set yourself up for disappointment, that’s on you’
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She added: ‘The competition is so high this year. Lewis is seen as the frontrunner, Vicky leaving showed how quickly things change… You absolutely cannot get ahead of yourself’
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The theatre star admitted she only thought about what might be coming around Blackpool week, when pro dancer Nikita Kuzmin , 27, mentioned musical numbers were on the horizon
Hitting back at criticism, Amber insisted her normal theatre career couldn’t be more different to Strictly as it is ‘so much harder’ having to learn ‘new choreography under huge pressure’ each week.
Musicals Week saw Balvinder and Julian Caillon performed a Viennese Waltz to Never Enough from The Greatest Showman.
The performance proved emotional as the EastEnders star was visibly in tears while being comforted by Tess Daly.
Judge Mosti quickly rose from the desk and rushed to the floor to console Balvinder in a sweet moment.
After making her way up to Claudia Winkleman, the tears continued as the star received a supportive video message from her young nieces.
Claudia later revealed to Balvinder how she scored her highest marks of the series – a respectable 35 points.
George Clarke had opened Musicals Week with his pro partner Alexis Warr as they performed an Argentine Tango to The Point of No Return from The Phantom of the Opera.
Last week he said of musicals: ‘I hate them. I just sort of skip the music parts. That’s if I’m watching them on a TV, I don’t just get up and go to the toiler if I’m at a theatre.’
Following his performance, Claudia revealed legendary music composer Andrew Lloyd Webber – who is behind The Phantom of the Opera – had a message for him.
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And this week Amber and dance partner Nikita have continued their streak of 40 out of 40 with a Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat from Guys and Dolls
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During this week’s show, Amber came under criticism from fans for her dancing experience as they accused her of ‘essentially doing her day job’
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Hitting back, Amber insisted her normal theatre career couldn’t be more different to Strictly as it is ‘so much harder’ having to learn ‘new choreography under huge pressure’ each week; pictured in The Great Gatsby
The 77-year-old then appeared on screen and said: ‘Good evening, George. I have a message from the Phantom of the Opera.’
He continued to read out: ‘Greetings, Monsieur George, I congratulate you on choosing the music of my legend tonight.
‘I trust that your conversion to musicals is now complete, lest a disaster should occur beyond your imagination. Your obedient servant, the opera ghost.’
Breaking character and smiling, Andrew concluded: ‘Good luck, George.’
Stunned at the sweet message, George confirmed to Claudia he had now been converted as a fan of musicals.
Strictly will return with the results show on Sunday evening on BBC and BBC iPlayer.