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\n\t\tThe BBC has addressed the claims she \u2018copied\u2019 a previous routine (Picture: TikTok\/BBC)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe BBC has addressed the claims she \u2018copied\u2019 a previous routine (Picture: TikTok\/BBC)<\/p>\n
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Amber Davies faced claims her Strictly routine copied steps from The Great Gatsby<\/p>\n
BBC clarified the choreography was original but included a nod to Amber\u2019s theatre work<\/p>\n
The star has faced an increasing amount of criticism<\/p>\n
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The BBC has responded to claims that Amber Davies<\/a> \u2018copied\u2019 her routine from The Great Gatsby in last week\u2019s Strictly Come Dancing episode.<\/p>\n Last week, the West End star danced a Charleston to Sit Down, You\u2019re Rockin\u2019 The Boat from Guys And Dolls during Musicals Week on Strictly.<\/p>\n During one part of a sequence in the choreography, included dance steps she had previously performed while starring in The Great Gatsby at the London<\/a> Coliseum earlier this year.<\/p>\n The footage was taken from West End Live, an event in Trafalgar Square on June 21, where audiences are treated to highlights of the stage.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Strictly\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n The footage of both sequences has now circulated online, with fans noting the duplication.<\/p>\n However Metro understands that this was a deliberate easter egg from the dancing duo, and the routine was made of entirely fresh choreography.<\/p>\n \u2018This was a new routine choreographed for Strictly Come Dancing, which \u2013 as already discussed online \u2013 briefly paid tribute to The Great Gatsby as a nod to Musicals Week,\u2019 said the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n While on a podcast with her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin<\/a>, the star revealed that the steps were a deliberate for fans of Amber\u2019s theatre work.<\/p>\n While on Talk of the Townsends podcast<\/a>, Amber commented: \u2018I asked if I could just put a little easter egg because obviously the new money routine went viral on social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u2018So I just thought it would be like, illegal, for me to not at least put [in something].\u2019<\/p>\n Nikita added that it was \u2018probably the only thing she\u2019s asked to add in all of the routines we\u2019ve done. <\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Nikita has been forced to defend Amber recently, saying on Strictly that she was enduring \u2018hate every single day\u2019 from viewers of the show but nevertheless \u2018came every single day into the training room with a big smile, ignoring everybody.\u2019<\/p>\n The star has been scrutinised ever since she joined the show as a replacement for Dani Dyer<\/a>. Many critics suggested that her West End work gave her a dancing edge over other contestants and that she shouldn\u2019t have been allowed to participate.<\/p>\n He added: \u2018You were always so kind, you\u2019re so caring. You care more about me when I\u2019m supposed to care about you.<\/p>\n \u2018You care about me every single day. You are such a lovely, positive person.\u2019<\/p>\n He added: \u2018Please, please be kind because it costs nothing and you don\u2019t deserve none of that.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"For](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_277089950-2526.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe duo received high scores on the night (Picture: Guy Levy\/BBC\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n![\"LONDON,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_247767310-6716.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe star wowed in The Great Gatsby earlier this year (Picture: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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