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JB Gill and his new Strictly Come Dancing partner Lauren Oakley headed to rehearsals after announcing their song and dance choices for Icons Week.
The former JLS star, 37, looked glum as he hit the dance studios on Wednesday.
The singer wore a black tracksuit and sneakers while carrying shopping bags full of magazines and what appeared to be a red suit and black sunglasses.
Attending the rehearsals was Lauren, who paired JB’s monochrome outfit with black trousers, a black sweatshirt and a long black padded jacket.
She seemed in good spirits and was spotted picking up a Starbucks takeaway from a delivery person before heading to the studio.
JB Gill, 37, and his new Strictly Come Dancing partner Lauren Oakley were spotted together for the first time since announcing their song and dance choice for Icons Week
She seemed in good spirits and was spotted picking up a Starbucks takeaway from a delivery person
The pair’s performance comes after JB announced the duo would perform for the singer’s Bruno Mars Medley for Icons Week.
Other icons who have inspired the dancing stars this week include Madonna and George Michael.
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe will waltz to Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You, while Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin will perform Taylor Swift’s American Smooth to Love Story (Taylor’s Version).
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola have chosen the Cha Cha to Like A Prayer by Madonna, but Tasha Ghouri & Aljaz Škorjanec dance their Couple’s Choice to What About Us by P!nk.
Meanwhile, Chris McCausland and Diane Buswell will do Tango to Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS and Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas will do Samba to Faith by George Michael.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał dance the Salsa to Another One Bites The Dust by Queen, while Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu dance 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 professional star took over from Amy Downden after the Welsh dancer was forced to take a break from the BBC show after being rushed to hospital after filming on Saturday evening had been brought.
The singer was carrying shopping bags full of magazines and what appeared to be a red suit and black sunglasses
The dancing duo went for matching outfits as they dressed in head to toe black and JB looked serial as he headed in for rehearsals
Paramedics were called to the show’s base in Hertfordshire after 9pm on Saturday evening following reports of a ‘medical emergency’.
Moments earlier, the dancer had performed 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 receiving a combined score of 32 from show judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
A statement from Dowden’s spokesman confirmed: ‘Amy felt unwell and 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 that Amy’s health privacy be respected.’
Amy’s world came crashing down when she was diagnosed with cancer the day after she returned home from her honeymoon with dancer Ben Jones in 2023.
Although she hoped the disease could be cured by surgery, doctors discovered a different type of cancer two months later in June.
In what would become the toughest year of her life, the professional dancer underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and fertility treatment and also nearly died from sepsis.
Amy, who is also battling Crohn’s disease, confirmed she was cancer-free in February.
The pair’s appearance comes after JB Gill announced the duo would perform for the singer’s Bruno Mars Medley for Icons Week (pictured with Amy Dowden)
Paramedics were called to the show’s base in Hertfordshire after 9pm on Saturday evening following reports of a ‘medical emergency’. after Amy and JB’s Halloween dance