Strictly’s Katya Jones wishes her ‘wonderful friends and their celebrity partners’ good luck as Amy Dowden shares her support ahead of final

Katya Jones wished her ‘wonderful friends and their celebrity partners’ good luck in the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday. 

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell, Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin have all made it to the final where they will battle it out for the glitterball trophy. 

The professional dancer was partnered with Nigel Harman, but they were forced to pull out when the actor was left with a rib injury after trying to perform a stunt in rehearsals.

Elsewhere, Amy Dowden also shared a supportive message to her Instagram Story ahead of the live show. 

Sharing a series of behind-the-scenes photos, Katya wrote: ‘To my wonderful friends and their celebrity partners. You’ve done it. We’ve been so blessed to watch you shine so brightly on Strictly Stage for all these weeks.’

Katya Jones wished her ‘wonderful friends and their celebrity partners’ good luck in the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday (Katya and Dianne Buswell pictured)

Bobby Brazier (pictured with Katya) and Dianne Buswell , Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin have all made it to the final

She continued: ‘To my ridiculously talented, passionate, staggeringly hardworking, outstanding fellow professionals Dianne, Nikita, Vito – you are true inspirations, your love and passion for your craft inspires and changes people’s lives. 

‘You give your heart and soul, you give up a piece of yourself to your partners, yet always stay humble and true to yourselves. I applaud you.

‘Our phenomenal finalists – Ellie, Bobby and Layton – soak in every moment of tonight. What an achievement, regardless the outcome. 

‘You’ve become dancers, but you’ve also grown & evolved as people. I CAN NOT WAIT TO CHEER YOU ALL ON TONIGHT!

‘This season has been silly good! So let’s celebrate these three amazing couples tonight, share the love and appreciation for their dedication!’ 

Amy, who could not take part in this years series due to her cancer diagnosis, shared a photo of the finalists. 

She wrote: ‘Happy finals day to these absolute superstars.’ 

Amanda Abbington updated her Story with a photo of the contestants and wrote: Good luck tonight to these six beautiful humans.’

Adam Thomas shared a video montage of his highlights  and captioned: ‘Tonight’s the night! The final of Strictly Come Dancing. 

Sharing a series of behind-the-scenes photos, Katya wrote: ‘ To my wonderful friends and their celebrity partners. You’ve done it. We’ve been so blessed to watch you shine so brightly’ (Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin pictured)

She continued: ‘To my ridiculously talented, passionate, staggeringly hardworking, outstanding fellow professionals Dianne, Nikita, Vito – you are true inspirations’ 

Amy, who could not take part in this years series due to her cancer diagnosis, shared a photo of the finalists

Adam Thomas shared a video montage of his highlights and captioned: ‘Tonight’s the night! The final of Strictly Come Dancing’

Amanda Abbington updated her Story with a photo of the contestants and wrote: Good luck tonight to these six beautiful humans’

He added: ‘Can’t actually believe that this show is still going on hahaha … so happy to be back for one last dance tonight with the rest of the team! Being back after so many weeks feels so strange, but in a good way… not stopped smiling and it is so good to see everyone!

‘This show has given me so much, I have leant more about myself on this show than any other experience I’ve done before! And for that am so thankful!

‘But another boxed ticked, another adventure completed and as the door closes on my strictly journey, I just want to thank everyone who voted for me week on week it means the world!! 

‘But also to everyone who works on strictly, this show brings so much light and love to millions at home watching every night and that’s because of you guys, no matter how big or how small your job role is it’s a team effort and with out this show wouldn’t be possible so thank you x

‘And one last good luck to the strictly finalist!!!! Layton, Ellie and the boy wonder Bobby. Good luck and remember….. keep dancing.’

STRICTLY COME DANCING 2023: THE CONTESTANTS’ PROFILES

Layton Williams

Age: 28

Profession: Actor

Layton says: ‘Absolutely buzzing to confirm that I will be taking part in THE most iconic dance competition in the UK! It’s time to bring it to the Ballroom. So excited to learn new skills from the best. Bring on the sequins… ALL the sequins!’

Ellie Leach 

Age: 22

Profession:  Coronation Street star

Ellie says: ‘It still doesn’t feel real that I’m going to be doing Strictly!! It’s always been a dream of mine so I guess dreams really do come true!!!!’

Bobby Brazier 

Age: 20

Profession:  EastEnders star and model 

Bobby says: ‘I’m so excited to be part of the Strictly line up, I can’t wait to start training like a professional dancer and adding a few moves to my locker. I’m looking forward to performing in-front of everyone.’

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