BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans instantly distracted by familiar face in audience and say it's 'apt'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing fans couldn't help but be instantly distracted as they spotted a very familiar face in the live studio audience.
Who is sitting on the sidelines in the ballroom has become just as big a deal as what's happening on the dance floor. But it was the first-ever 'Icons Week' during the BBC One dance contest on Saturday night (November 2) which saw the remaining 10 celebrities and their professional dance partners perform a routine accompanied by a track from a well-known singer or band.
And it was JLS singer JB Gill and stand-in professional partner Lauren Oakley who scored the joint highest score of the night, while JB's usual partner Amy Dowden watched from the studio. READ MORE: Four BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars 'at risk' named amid first Icons Week The Welsh professional dancer missed last Sunday’s results programme after being taken to Barnet Hospital from the dance show's production centre, Elstree Studios, as a "precaution" after she began "feeling unwell" following her and JB's Halloween week performance.
Lauren, who does not have a partner for this year’s series, stood in for her, performing a Bruno Mars medley with JB on Saturday’s show, for a score of 39 out of a possible 40, marking JB's highest score of the series so far and his first 10s.
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