BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans sad after 'willing' JB Gill moment as some 'gutted' by missed opportunity

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Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left sad after admitting to 'willing' a moment between JB Gill and his dance partner Amy Dowden after a huge change to their performance this weekend.

The professional dancer wasn't able to rehearse with JB this week and therefore didn't perform during the latest live show on Saturday night (November 2) after she fell ill following last weekend's Halloween special.

Lauren Oakley, who does not have a celebrity pairing on this year's series of the BBC One dance competition, instead stepped in to rehearse with JB before joining him to perform the live couple's choice routine to a Bruno Mars medley during Strictly's first-ever 'Icons Week'. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing spoiler leak branded 'truly shocking' as fans blast 'terrible' bottom-two Amy was then later seen fighting tears while praising JB and Lauren's performance, which saw the JLS star bag his first 10s of the series, with the judges awarding him and Lauren 39 out of a possible 40 points.

Speaking after their performance and the judges' comments, JB said: "Obviously it's a new partnership, but I've been able to focus on the dancing and just do Amy proud." Lauren added: "I just wanted to make Amy proud and I hope we did.