JB Gill and Amy Dowden don’t agree that their rumba didn’t have enough ‘connection’ (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
Strictly Come Dancing star JB Gill and his pro partner Amy Dowden really put their all into the rumba last weekend, with chemistry so convincing his own wife thought there was some lip-locking.
The JLS popstar, 37, is a firm favourite among both Strictly viewers and judges, having topped the leaderboard in week 1 and remained consistent for the past three weeks.
On Saturday night, he and Amy, 34, danced a sensual rumba to You Might Need Somebody by Kara Marni, which scored a respectable 30 points.
It’s safe to say the choreography was intimate, as JB and Amy got up close and personal, despite Craig Revel Horwood criticising their lack of ‘connection’.
Appearing on spin-off show It Takes Two tonight, the pair reflected on the routine, with JB revealing his wife, Chloe Tangney, gave him permission to play the character and get into the romantic zone with his dance partner.
‘I can’t even say it was approval. She just said, “You need to do this, this is what it is supposed to be, so do it”,’ he said of his wife’s instructions, having been married to fellow dancer Chloe for 10 years.
Their sensual routine scored 30 points from the panel (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)
He added: ‘It is the most intimate dance, and I think that psychologically has its own thing.
‘I am a married man and I take that very seriously. I wanted to take the dance justice but also did the family proud.’
Last weekend marked Amy’s first time performing the rumba on the BBC dance show, as she returned this series following her breast cancer treatment.
The Welsh pro exclaimed that she ‘loved’ every second of Saturday night, before disagreeing with Craig’s comments about their chemistry.
‘My husband, the lovely Ben, was sat at home and was like, “She danced that with JB as though she was dancing with me”,’ she said.
‘He is a dancer himself. We felt really connected, so for the first time I am going to disagree with you there, Craig.’
JB went on to reveal his wife’s reaction when he went home that night, having survived another week out of the dreaded dance-off.
Amy joked that they ‘couldn’t have been closer’ (Picture: BBC)
Even JB’s wife thought they smooched! (Picture: BBC)
JB has been married to backing dancer Chloe Tangney for over a decade (Picture: Instagram)
‘Honestly, I was like, “How can I be more connected than I was?” When I came home, Chloe was like, “I definitely felt like there was a connection – at one point I thought you were kissing.”
‘I was like, “No, no, I wasn’t kissing.” As you know, she is very supportive.’
JB has spoken previously about his wife’s support, sharing ahead of the launch of Strictly’s 20th-anniversary series that he had no fears of the so-called curse striking.
The Beat Again hitmaker has been married to backing dancer Chloe, 34, since 2014, having started dating in late 2008.
They …read more
Source:: Metro
