Amber Davies, the 28-year-old Love Island winner, is stepping into the spotlight once again, this time trading the villa’s steamy pool for the dazzling dance floor of Strictly Come Dancing. In a whirlwind turn of events, Amber revealed she was snapped up by BBC bosses as a last-minute replacement for fellow Love Island star Dani Dyer, who was forced to withdraw from this year’s competition after fracturing her ankle during rehearsals. Amber, a secret West End gem, couldn’t contain her excitement, sharing on an Instagram story that the past 24 hours were “a whirlwind I won’t be forgetting in a hurry!”
The news has fans buzzing with anticipation to see Amber strut her stuff in pursuit of the coveted Glitterball Trophy. But for those who remember her Love Island days, it’s hard to forget the fiery moments that made her a household name. Amber, paired with Kem Cetinay on the 2017 series, wasn’t shy about turning up the heat, delivering some of the show’s most unforgettable and shamelessly spicy scenes.
One moment that still has fans talking is Amber and Kem’s brazen poolside romp, right in plain sight of villa mates Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville. While Gabby and Marcel famously chose to keep things PG until leaving the villa, they had a front-row seat to Amber and Kem’s antics. “We had to get used to it—Kem and Amber had sex in every room in the house!” Gabby quipped, while Marcel added with a laugh, “We even saw them have sex in the pool.” The couple’s carefree attitude made waves, leaving their fellow Islanders both shocked and amused.
Another steamy highlight came when Kem, fresh off a winning striptease performance, whisked Amber away to the villa’s luxurious “hideout.” Complete with a plush bed, faux fur blankets, rose petals, and all the essentials, the hideout was the perfect setting for their chemistry to ignite. As Kem stripped down to his boxers and a captain’s hat, the cameras didn’t shy away, airing snippets of their passionate encounter—complete with a few accidental headboard bangs that had everyone chuckling.
But it wasn’t just the hideout where Amber and Kem made headlines. In a particularly cheeky moment, the couple got frisky in their shared villa bed while Nathan, who had to share the double bed with Amber, was away. Amber admitted on the show that she felt a twinge of guilt for Nathan, saying, “I feel bad for him.” But that didn’t stop her from turning to Kem with a playful, “Just get on top of me,” to which he replied with a grin, “It’s gonna be very quick.”