Inside Amber Davies' low-key birthday celebrations after topping Strictly scoreboard

Amber Davies was brought in as a last minute replacement on Strictly Come Dancing after Dani Dyer was forced to pull out of the competition due to injury - but she is currently top of the leaderboard along with pro partner Nikita Kuzmin.

Not only that, it was her 29th birthday. But she didn't let that throw her off her game as she enjoyed some low key celebrations with her Strictly crew and friends and family at home.

In a sweet gesture to his dance partner, Nikita, 27, presented Amber with a large bouquet of flowers along with a Happy Birthday balloon during rehearsals. Later on the cast and crew were seen singing Happy Birthday to her as they presented her with a cake on set.

Sharing the clip on Instagram, Amber gushed: "Little me would never believe I'm celebrating my last birthday in my twenties on the Strictly ballroom dance floor. What a birthday!"

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Another clip showed a makeup free Amber being presented with a slice of birthday cake at home by her boyfriend Ben Joyce, who is also a West End star. The pair met when they both starred in a stage production of Back to the Future.

Amber and Nikita impressed judges with their samba on Saturday night. Though they didn't get the top score of the night, they are still top of the overall leaderboard on week two with 56 points.

One point behind them are Emmerdale star Lewis Cope and Katya Jones with 55, YouTube star George Clarke and Alexis Warr are next with 54. Former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley are in fourth place with 52 points. While actress Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe complete the top five at the moment with a joint 52 points.

Amber is best known for winning Love Island back in 2017 but has since risen to fame through her West End career.

She has since gone on to pursue opportunities as an actor and made her West End debut as Judy Bernly in 9 to 5: The Musical at the Savoy Theatre back in 2019. She then took on the role of Lorraine Baines McFly in Back to the Future: The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre, and has been in touring productions of Bring It On: The Musical and Pretty Woman: The Musical.

Most recently, she starred in The Great Gatsby and was announced this week to be playing the role of Elle Woods in the upcoming UK tour of Legally Blonde, the famous film that starred Reese Witherspoon.

Speaking of her joy at appearing on Strictly, Amber said: "This has been the craziest 24 hours of my life. I’ve watched Strictly with my family since I was younger and to now be part of the show is a dream come true." She added: "I'm going to give it my all and I am sending Dani well wishes for a speedy recovery. I hope I do her proud."

Dani has since opened up about the "pure devastation" of fracturing her ankle and being forced to pull out of the show. The Love Island winner revealed how the horrible turn of events was "really testing" her mental health.

Speaking on her podcast, Live and Let Dyers, Dani emotionally recalled the moment when she realised her Strictly journey was over. "The doctor said to me, If I continue dancing on this foot, it's not going to heal, it's going to get worse and worse and worse.

"It's so hard because I was just having the best time of my life. I was so happy, I was so excited. The photoshoots, they're the fun part, but I got my partner, I got Nikita.

"That’s why I couldn’t leave the house, because I knew if someone said to me 'are you okay Dani' I’d just cry. And everyone is so kind and lovely and I could probably stand in the street and cry."

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