Strictly’s Amber Davies visited by boyfriend days after pics of pro kissing her as pair’s close bond sparks rumours
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Amber Davies’ boyfriend attended her rehearsal — days after we revealed pro partner Nikita Kuzmin planted a tender kiss on her head.
Amber’s theatre actor beau Ben Joyce was spotted at the same North London studios where she trained with Ukrainian-born Nikita, 27, on Monday.
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Strictly’s Amber Davies with boyfriend Ben JoyceCredit: Getty
Ben was seen visiting Strictly rehearsalsCredit: Click News and Media
Amber’s pro partner Nikita KuzminCredit: Click News and Media
It was their first day back at rehearsals since the live show.
Last weekend, The Sun on Sunday unveiled snaps of Nikita leaning over Amber, 29, to deliver a peck to the head while caressing her hair and neck.
An onlooker on Monday said: “Ben was seen dropping a large suitcase off at the venue and was joined by their dog Oreo at the rehearsal space.
“He looked a bit pensive — who knows if he was checking up on her — but he was revisiting the ‘scene of the crime’.
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“A lot of blokes would find it hard, leaving their missus training for hours on end, dancing with a hunky bloke, especially when they have so much chemistry on the dancefloor.”
Nikita and Amber had set tongues wagging on the BBC1 show, with cast and crew describing them as “often locked together in their own little world”.
Last month, the duo performed a steamy Argentine tango and almost locked lips as part of the routine.
Love Island winner Amber, a last-minute replacement for injured Dani Dyer, has been partnered with Nikita for only six weeks.
Last weekend, Nikita comforted Amber when she found herself in the bottom-two dance-off with ex-footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 53, despite being second on the leaderboard.
Amber met Ben, 25, in 2022 when they were both starring in Back To The Future: The Musical. She previously insisted he was supportive of her passionate dance floor display with Nikita.
Meanwhile, ex-Emmerdale hunk Lewis Cope has revealed his girlfriend does not bat an eyelid that he is dancing with pro Katya Jones — as she is used to him snogging handsome men on-screen.
The actor, 30, who played Nicky Milligan in the ITV soap, has been dating pilates instructor girlfriend Rachel Maya Lopez for seven years.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun on Sunday, Lewis said: “Over the years I’ve had to kiss a lot of people on stage or onscreen, as an actor — she’s used to me kissing boys, actually — but it hasn’t been a problem.
“Katya and Rachel have all met. It’s never been a conversation between us.”
He added: “Rachel has supported me all the way, she really looks after me.”
Lewis, who tonight will perform the Couple’s Choice to Creep by Radiohead, revealed that he was grateful to be partnered by Russia-born Katya, 36.
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He said: “She is amazing with the choreography but she is also such a bright energy. Nothing is a problem.
“Even if I am struggling with something, she finds a way of making it work.”
Her boyfriend’s visit comes just days after Nikita planted a kiss on Amber’s headCredit: CLICK NEWS – SPLASH
