JB Gill and new Strictly partner Lauren Oakley head to rehearsals after their song and dance choice for Icons Week was revealed
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JB Gill and his new Strictly Come Dancing partner Lauren Oakley headed to rehearsals after announcing their song and dance choice for Icons Week.
The former JLS star, 37, looked sombre as he made his way to the dance studios on Wednesday.
The singer sported a black tracksuit and trainers as he carried shopping bags full of magazines and what looked like a red costume and black sunglasses.
Joining him for rehearsals was Lauren, who matched JB's monochrome outfit with a pair of black trousers, a black sweatshirt and a long black padded coat.
She seemed in jolly spirits and was spotted collecting a Starbucks takeaway from a delivery driver before heading in to the studio.
JB Gill, 37, and his new Strictly Come Dancing partner Lauren Oakley were spotted for the first time together since announcing their song and dance choice for Icons Week
She seemed in jolly spirits and was spotted collecting a Starbucks takeaway from a delivery driver
The pair's outing comes after JB announced the duo would be performing to Bruno Mars Medley by the singer for Icons Week.
Other icons that have inspired the dancing stars this week include Madonna and George Michael.
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will Waltz to I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston whil Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin will American Smooth to Love Story (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift.
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola have chosen the Cha Cha to Like A Prayer by Madonna but Tasha Ghouri & Aljaz Škorjanec will dance their Couple’s Choice to What About Us by P!nk.
Meanwhile, Chris McCausland and Diane Buswell will Tango to Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS and Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas are doing the Samba to Faith by George Michael.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał will dance the Salsa to Another One Bites The Dust by Queen while, Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu will Quickstep to Help! by The Beatles.
And Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will Rumba to This is My Life by Shirley Bassey.
Icons Week will be JB and Lauren's first dance together in a live show after the professinal star stepped in to take over from Amy Downden after the welsh dancer was forced to take a break from the BBC show after being rushed to hospital on Saturday evening after filming.
The singer carried shopping bags full of magazines and what appeared to be a red costume and black sunglasses
The dancing duo went for matching outfits as they dressed in black from head to toe and JB seemed series as he made his way in for rehersals
Paramedics were called to the show's Hertfordshire base after 9:00pm on Saturday evening following reports of a 'medical emergency.'
Moments earlier the dancer had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill.
The pair climbed to number five on the Strictly leaderboard after being awarded a collective score of 32 from show judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
A statement from Dowden's spokesperson confirmed: 'Amy was feeling unwell and so an ambulance was called as a precaution.
'She is feeling much better and would like to thank the Strictly family for their love and concern.'
They added: 'We request Amy's privacy in matters of health is kindly respected.'
Amy's world came crashing down when she was diagnosed with cancer the day after she came home from her honeymoon with dancer husband Ben Jones in 2023.
While she hoped it could be cured by surgery, two months later in June doctors found another type of cancer.
In what became the toughest year of her life, the professional dancer underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy, fertility treatment and also almost died of sepsis.
Amy, who also battles Crohn's disease, confirmed she was cancer-free in February.
The pair's outing comes after JB Gill announced the duo would be performing to Bruno Mars Medley by the singer for Icons Week (pictured with Amy Dowden)
Paramedics were called to the show's Hertfordshire base after 9:00pm on Saturday evening following reports of a 'medical emergency.' following Amy and JB's Halloween dance
