Amy Dowden bursts into tears as Strictly partner JB Gill bags near-perfect score

Amy Dowden struggled to hold back tears during this Saturday's as and received a near-perfect score for their performance.

The star danced the Couples Choice during this Saturday's instalment of the show with Lauren Oakley to a medley of music from Bruno Mars' long discography - and the judges were left in awe.

Once the pair were in the Clauditorium, judges , and all awarded them the note of 10, while the critical gave them a 9. But the total score of 39 was enough to leave in tears, as the Welsh professional dancer had returned to the ballroom to support them.

"You've given yourself a real problem, moving forward, because they're worse than me", Anton notably told JB as he turned to his co-judges, before adding: "From this point on, we want this please." JB and Lauren then joined , where they found out their score after Amy had showered them with praise.

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As the judges delivered their respective verdicts, JB and Lauren's joy grew. But it wasn't until Anton Du Beke's score that the reality of their triumph began to set in and Amy burst into a fit of happy tears.

Shortly before JB was due on the dancefloor, Amy was back in the ballroom for the first time since her collapse alongside JB and Lauren, as the trio briefly spoke about the dance they'd worked on in the training room during a chat with in the Clauditorium.

"You three did this together this week, didn't you?", Claudia asked. "Yes, it's been a real dream team", Amy replied, "to the point where Lauren put in our chat 'J, do you want a coffee?' which I replied: 'yes, he'll have a vanilla latte.'" While she was present, it was clear Amy would only be supporting JB and Lauren for the evening.

Taking to the dancefloor with her celebrity partner last week, the Welsh professional dancer was rushed to hospital, meaning she was unable to take part in the results show, which saw and leave the competition.

A spokesperson for Amy said that, at the time, "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. We request Amy’s privacy in matters of health is kindly respected."

JB Gill, who had been left without a partner during last week's results show, was then confirmed to be partnered up with Lauren Oakley for Icons Week. The Birmingham-born dancer joined Strictly in 2022 but didn't dance with her first celebrity until the 2023 series.

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