Strictly’s Amber Davies bursts into tears on air as Nikita Kuzmin rushes to comfort her

Strictly Come Dancing star Amber Davies burst into tears during a live appearance on It Takes Two as she reflected on her time in the BBC competition ahead of the final

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Amber Davies couldn’t hold back the tears during an appearance on It Takes Two with Nikita Kuzmin(Image: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Amber Davies burst into tears during a live appearance on It Takes Two. The West End star, 29, made it through to the final of the BBC Saturday night favourite after defeating EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal in the dace-off last week, and became emotional as she addressed her time on the show so far.

The former Love Island winner, who has been paired up with Nikita Kuzmin in the competition, was ushered in as a last-minute replacement for Dani Dyer after her fellow reality star suffered an injury, and couldn’t believe her luck that she had made it this far.

During Tuesday’s episode of the Strictly spin-off alongside Nikita, Amber told host Fleur East: “It makes me wanna cry, honestly. I can’t believe I’m here, just the way that we started. I had this random phone call on a Wednesday night, to being in the final and having the best 12 weeks of my life.” Amber couldn’t hold it together, and through tears, she added: “I’m just over the moon. I don’t want it to be over. Have we got any tissues?”

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Amber was comforted by her co-star as they addressed the upcoming Strictly final(Image: BBC)

Nikita quickly grabbed a box of tissues and Amber began to dab her eyes, but she burst into tears once again as she spoke of her time with her professional partner coming to an end.

She added: “We are tired, but do you know what? This is the last few days and I’m just so grateful. My alarm went off, sorry, I’m such a crier at the minute because I just love it so much. My alarm went off this morning and I jumped out of bed, because I just thought that his was the last Tuesday. So, I just wanna cherish every single moment that I have left with you.

“Sorry. Why am I acting like we’re never gonna see each other again? I’m really bad at saying goodbye. The Strictly bubble is bursting, it came into my life with a vengeance and now it feels like it’s leaving just as quickly. I have loved every single second of it and I’m gonna miss it so much. I’m mourning it now!”

Since winning Love Island in 2017, Amber, who trained at Urdang Academy, a prestigious drama school in London, has launched an incredibly successful theatre career, having starred in 9 to 5: The Musical, The Great Gatsby, and next year, she will be taking on the leading role of Elle Woods in a UK tour of Legally Blonde.

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Amber and Nikita made it through to the final after facing Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon in the dance-off(Image: PA)

But the star has repeatedly insisted that the kind of training she already has under her belt is nothing like what she has had to learn for Strictly. Despite this, the comments she has received on social media have reached beyond criticism to become nothing short of bullying.

On Sunday night, following the latest results show, Amber took to social media to tell her fans and lavish praise on her fellow contestants – and embrace all the positive experiences she has enjoyed over the past few months. Sharing a photo of herself with defeated semi-finalist Balvinder, the stage star wrote: “To do this experience next to you has been the biggest gift & life lesson, your strength and resilience has inspired me every single day. You are one of a kind, I will always be #TeamBal.”

In a video message to followers, Amber explained that she was supporting her fellow finalists, YouTube star George Clarke and footballer Karen Carney, as they all face the last stage of the competition together. She said via Instagram: “I just wanna come on here and say in the close to a decade I’ve been in the public eye, I’ve never experienced an outpouring of love the way I have in the last 48 hours.

She continued: “And to make the Strictly final is…I’m speechless. From how it started, I genuinely can’t believe I’ve made it to the end, but you know, I’ve just realised, I think I’ve needed to do Strictly to realise that there is so much kindness in this world.”

And she explained: “Like Nikita said, we’re stronger when we’re kinder and I’m going to literally enjoy every single second of this week. I’m rooting for George, I’m rooting for Kaz, and I’m just gonna be there to enjoy the ride.”