BBC Addresses Claims Amber Davies' Strictly Charleston Included 'Copied' Moves

Nikita Kuzmin and Amber Davies performing a Charleston on Strictly Come Dancing

The BBC has responded to claims that Strictly Come Dancing finalist Amber Davies copied parts of her Musicals Week routine from the stage adaptation of The Great Gatsby. 

Earlier this month, Amber and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin danced a Charleston to Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat from Guys And Dolls during the show’s Musicals Week special.

Many eagle-eyed viewers and musical theatre fans noticed that during the routine, the duo included a series of steps that the former Love Island winner had previously performed in The Great Gatsby, which she starred in at the London Coliseum earlier this year.

The moves first went