Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies has shared a gushing tribute to her boyfriend Ben Joyce after facing frenzied speculation about her close bond with Nikita Kuzmin.
The West End star, 29, set tongues wagging after she and Nikita, 27, were pictured sharing a warm embrace during a break from rehearsals.
Amber has since insisted her boyfriend Ben was unfazed by speculation about her chemistry with Nikita and said she won’t fall victim to the show’s famous curse.
Nikita has since shared a similar sentiment, even poking fun at the speculation around himself and Amber in a tongue-in-cheek post on Saturday.
Following Saturday’s live show, Amber then took to Instagram to show her appreciation for her partner, praising him for going ‘above and beyond’ to support her during her time on the show.
Her post included two snaps of Ben embracing a visibly-emotional Amber backstage after filming wrapped for the live show.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies has shared a gushing tribute to her boyfriend Ben Joyce after facing frenzied speculation about her close bond with Nikita Kuzmin
The West End star set tongues wagging after she and Nikita were pictured sharing a warm embrace during a break from rehearsals (pictured during the show)
Her caption read: ‘I couldn’t do any of this without you by my side @benj0yce thank you for going above and beyond every single day, picking me up when I’m down and being the loudest cheerleader when we celebrate.
‘Always dinner on the table after rehearsals & extra plasters ready when my feet need them.
‘I am genuinely the luckiest girl in the world and I don’t tell you enough how thankful I am, I have won in life with you. I love you with all my heart.’
Nikita poked fun at the rumours about his bond with Amber in a video featuring her boyfriend Ben over the weekend.
In a post shared by Amber on her Instagram Stories as she asked fans to vote, Nikita held Ben’s head with both hands as he planted a kiss on his head.
While sources claimed that Amber and Nikita’s chemistry has set tongues wagging behind the scenes, she has hit back at the speculation.
Last week, Amber insisted that Ben is ‘not a****d’ about talk of the famous Strictly curse, and said she’s also close to Nikita’s girlfriend Lauren Jaine.
She said: ‘The only good thing is Ben is not a****.
Following Saturday’s live show, Amber then took to Instagram to show her appreciation for her partner, praising him for going ‘above and beyond’ to support her during her time on the show
Amber has since insisted her boyfriend Ben was unfazed by speculation about her chemistry with Nikita and said she won’t fall victim to the show’s famous curse
Nikita has since shared a similar sentiment, even poking fun at the speculation around himself and Amber in a tongue-in-cheek post on Saturday
‘So I feel like I can brush it off as it is not affecting us in any way which is nice. I mean he is horizontal Ben.’
Amber went on to tell The Sun: ‘I love Lauren, Nikita’s girlfriend, so much. I text her all the time. All day, every day. Lauren spends more time with me than her fella. She actually came into my dressing room before she went to see Nikita [the other day]. I have stolen her.’
Amber previously told the Daily Mail that she and Nikita had quickly struck up a close bond, having only hours to learn their first routine together when the actress replaced Dani Dyer at the last minute following her ankle injury.
The star avoided a shock early exit, when all four judges chose to keep Amber in the competition over Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
In the wake of her intimate snaps with Nikita, sources close to Amber reacted to the images, telling the Daily Mail that any suggestion she has fallen victim to the show’s ‘curse’ is nonsense.
A source close to Amber told the Daily Mail: ‘Everyone thought Amber would be panicked and worried about being in the dance-off, but that’s not the case.
‘She was not surprised to be there at all. With Strictly it’s an entertainment show, it’s anyone’s game. She actually had a feeling on Saturday that it would be her time in the bottom two.
‘But she’s going into this week feeling positive. There’s no concern or panic from her at all, and she’s still really enjoying her Strictly experience.
‘For Amber, it has never been about winning the show, she’s working hard, she’s humbled, and she feels particularly grateful for all the support she is receiving from the theatre community.’
In the wake of her intimate snaps with Nikita, sources close to Amber reacted to the images, telling the Daily Mail any suggestion she has fallen victim to the show’s ‘curse’ is nonsense
They added: ‘It’s ridiculous for anyone to believe there’s anything going on between Amber and Nikita.
‘The pictures didn’t affect them at all because they know the truth. Amber was unfazed by it.’
Nikita, who is in a relationship with model Lauren, was photographed kissing Amber on the head following reports the pair have ‘sizzling chemistry’.
The pictures were taken last month after the duo spent more than eight hours training the Cha Cha Cha at a studio in north London.
