Marvin Humes issues warning to JLS bandmate JB Gill ahead of Strictly’s Blackpool show
MARVIN Humes has issued a warning to his JLS bandmate JB Gill, ahead of Strictly’s iconic Blackpool show.
This year’s remaining celebs have made it to the pivotal stage of the competition, meaning they’ll dance in the revered sprung floor venue in the seaside town.
And amongst the famous faces taking to the floor is JLS star JB Gill, who is partnered with Lauren after Amy Dowden stepped down from this year’s series.
After Amy suffered from an unexpected stress fracture, the show has had to go on without her – but luckily he and Lauren have continued to impress the judges and fans alike.
But his band mate Marvin has now issued a warning ahead of Blackpool, saying the show is “unpredictable.”
He said: “He’s absolutely killing it. He’s smashing it. I knew that J would do well. J is such a great person, great dancer, great artist and y’know he’s my brother so super proud of him.”
But discussing whether JB could get to the final, he continued to tell the Mirror: “Look, listen, as we saw with Aston, you just don’t know with the show – it’s unpredictable. Y’know Aston should have won [his series] but it didn’t quite go that way and that was through no fault of his own.
“He got sent home by one of the judges so sometimes it is out of your hands.”
Marvin was referring to his and JB’s band mate Aston Merrygold who was partnered with Janette Manrara in 2017 and voted off the show in the middle of the contest, becoming the sixth celebrity to leave that year.
Hitmaker Marvin went on: “[He’s] doing so well. If he was to leave this Saturday he can leave with his head held high.
“If he makes it through to the final, equally y’know he will have his head held just as high. He’s done his friends, family and everyone so proud. Really, really happy for him.”
His comments come after It Takes Two presenter Janette Manrara noticed a moment that viewers may have missed after JB’s most recent performance.
On Saturday night he took to the stage with Lauren to perform a couple’s choice dance to a medley of songs by Bruno Mars.
After they finished dancing, he could be seen silently mouthing ‘For you Amy’.
Janette pointed out the moment on It Takes Two, and he smiled, confirming that she had read his lips correctly.
Speaking about his recent high score, JB added: “It was the first tens of the series for me and the highest mark of the series, of course, but you know, there’s been so much going on over the last couple of weeks.
“Stuff that not everybody has seen as well, as it does for lots of other couples as well.
“But when you ride through that and you’re able to put on a performance on the Saturday night and get a great score and, of course, get the tens, it’s just the icing on the cake.”
JB’s new dance partner has paid tribute to the work Amy did with the pop star before she arrived on the scene, saying: “Leading on from the groundwork Amy’s put in, I just want to carry the torch forward as much as I can because she’s done all the work.”
Lauren added: “I want to do the partnership justice and bring my flare to JB as well because he got the best of both worlds working with a couple of professionals.”
JB will be up against Pete Wicks, Chris McCausland, Montell Douglas, Jamie Borthwick, Sarah Hadland, Tasha Ghouri and Wynne Evans in Blackpool.