BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden 'crying again' as JB Gill breaks cover with Lauren Oakley

Amy Dowden has said she's 'crying again' as JB Gill sent her a gushing message ahead of his first TV appearance alongside his new Strictly Come Dancing dance partner.

As fans of the hit dance show now know, professional dancer Amy has had to withdraw from the rest of the competition due to a foot injury. The star was said to have "fallen ill" following her and JB's performance in the Strictly's Halloween special at the end of last month.

As a result, she was forced to miss a week in rehearsals and, therefore, the last live show on Saturday night (November 2). Amy's fellow pro Lauren Oakley stepped in so JB could continue to perform in the first-ever 'Icons Week' where they recieved a near-perfect score for their couple's choice routine.

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But since then it's been confimed that a foot injury means Amy needs to recover and therefore cannot continue in the competition. It also means that JB will carry on in the BBC One dance contest alongside Lauren.

Ahead of an appearance on Loose Women with Lauren on Wednesday (November 6), JB took to social media with a message dedicated to his former dance partner.

Alongside a number of selfies of the pair as well as a picture of them sharing a smiling hug in the famous ballroom, the JLS star said: "What a wild couple of weeks it’s been but I just want to say how grateful I am to Amy Dowden for everything she’s done as my partner to date. We were both SO excited to work together when we found out we were going to be partners earlier this year.

"We talked and talked and talked in the holding room after we were paired, about life and aspirations and setting the groundwork to our involvement in a fabulous 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing. It was like we’d been friends forever and as a friend, it’s been heartbreaking seeing the wonderful journey we’d begun come to a halt."

He continued: "That said, I have nothing but admiration for you. Your fight and determination are second to none. Your dedication to your art shines through in your passion for what you love. You would literally give anything to be on that ballroom floor dancing and I feel truly honoured to have shared it with you for 6 weeks. Thank you for your patience and support through every week. Thank you for trusting me with your creativity, doing everything in your power to enhance my ability and make it resonate on a Saturday night.

"Thank you for being the best teacher and helping me to fall in love with new styles of dance week after week after week. You are one of life’s special people and although our strictly journey ends here, you will dance again and I know it won’t be the end of our partnership. Our memories and moments will forever be in strictly history and I have no doubt you’ll be back, stronger and better than ever. God bless you always."

Amy has since commented on the post and shared the same message to her own Instagram Story as she wrote: "Oh @jbgill made me cry (again). Thank you thank you thank you! I’ve been flicking through our pics and vids and memories we will cherish forever and we will dance again, but for now continue in your words being ‘dope’ on that dance floor. Keep continuing to enjoy and embrace this magical strictly journey with the wonderful loz!"

On Loose Women, Charlene White began the interview by asking the popstar:"'Does it feel strange after so many weeks of saying JB and Amy to you being introduced as JB and Lauren?" to which he admitted: "So strange. I've definitely not gotten used to it, but yeah it's one of those things of course.

"No one would have ever wished for an outcome like that but you know the show must go on and you have to deal with it. Of course, the most important thing for us is that Amy gets better and gets time to rest."