BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans spot JB Gill's 'secret message' as performance divides

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were quick to spot JB Gill's nod to his roots as he took to the dancefloor once again alongside professional dance partner Amy Dowden.

The pair were riding high heading into their second week of training having topped the leaderboard during week one of the BBC One dance contest last weekend for their waltz to When I Need You by singer Leo Sayer.

After such a high score in the first week, all eyes were on JLS star JB and Welsh dancer Amy as they returned to the iconic ballroom on Saturday night (September 28) as all 15 couples performed again, this time with the public able to vote to save their favourites from the first axe of the 2024 series.

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But the dancing couple continued their successful run with their cha cha, which landed them a score of 27. They delivered a slick routine to Closer by Ne-Yo which featured sharp movements and chest pops.

While Craig Revel Horwood felt there was “too much attack”, he said the singer and presenter's hip rolls blew him away as well as praising his “timing, musicality and performance”.

However, it was eagle-eyed viewers who spotted JB's nod to JLS and his bandmates - Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes and Oritse Williams - as he kicked off his routine with a move from the group's fifth number one single from 2011, She Makes Me Wanna, which had a resurgence last year after Marvin taught Sam Thompson the move in the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here jungle.

Referring to the move as Marvin explained it while in Australia alongside the reality star and podcast host, @scddevereaux screamed: "JB STARTING WITH LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN #strictly," alongside GIF of Anton Du Beke with the quote: "This means a lot to me personally."

@kayla_louise96 asked: "Did jb just do the left right left right up down move? #strictly." @lzhymtk posted the moment and said: "Left right left right up down! @JBGill @JLSOfficial #jls #strictly." @Amy80115720 replied: "A secret message to fans lol." @jordxnrose noted: "I’m so behind on strictly but jb doing the she makes me wanna dance at the start #Strictly." @ShirleighShirlz added: "JB DID THE JLS POINT #Strictly."

Meanwhile, Strictly fans were also left divided by JB and Amy's performance as while some thought it was 'undermarked', others felt it was lacking 'chemistry'.

@fircruthenkalia said: "JB and Amy criminally undermarked imho #Strictly." @thomas_matthewj commented: "JB is giving me winner vibes #Strictly."@V0RESE0KJIN WROTE: "how tf did shirley give wynne an 8 but jb only for a 6…. shirley when i catch you #Strictly."

@slinehan1 posted: "Everyone's going to hate me for this, but I'm still not feeeling JB and Amy. I don't think they have any chemistry. #Strictly." @TellyStats shared: "JB Gill Too slick for me, too good. I just don't really feel anything watching this. Is it OK to call him a ringer given his dance experience with JLS? #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing." @roscoeleebarnes added: "JB is very good. But watching him dance reminds me when Aston was tragically eliminated early on during his series #Strictly."