Amber Davies wins Motsi’s heart with connection to Nikitapublished at 21:17 BST
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Adam Goldsmith
Live reporter
Late replacement Amber Davies – filling in for the injured Dani Dyer – admits she has no ballroom experience as she meets partner Nikita Kuzmin.
“Flipping hell, lots to think about,” she says as she’s twirled in a training session.
The pair perform to Adele’s When We Were Young as they waltz into their first week.
There are cheers from the audience as the pair synchronise their gliding across the floor, and there’s plenty of eye contact.
“I didn’t think this would be my Saturday night,” a breathless Amber tells Tess as she heads over to the judges.
Despite this, Anton says he’ll judge the star on how she performed, and tells her that he sees “enormous potential”.
“You are naturally blessed with the neck of a flamingo… long elegant lines which you can’t buy,” Craig comments.
Motsi, meanwhile, says she loves the “connection” between the couple, calling them a “dynamite package”.
Here’s the judges’ marks:
Craig: 7
Motsi: 7
Shirley: 7
Anton: 6