Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill shares his desire to pay tribute to Liam Payne on the BBC show after One Direction star's tragic death By Tash Mosheim Showbusiness Reporter Published: 01:16, 27 October 2024 | Updated: 01:32, 27 October 2024 e-mail View comments JB Gill , former member of the boy band JLS, has shared his desire to dance to one of Liam Payne ’s songs as a tribute to the late star. Partnered with professional dancer Amy Dowden on this series of Strictly Come Dancing, the 37-year-old said: ‘If there’s an opportunity, I’d love to do it [dance to one of his songs]. It'd be an incredible tribute.
‘He was a very good friend, we literally met him when he was starting his journey out. 'It was before he had the success of One Direction , because he was just a solo artist in the same year that we were in the X factor and got onto the live shows. ‘I just remember him following the boys and I around.
' JB Gill, former member of the boy band JLS, has shared his desire to dance to one of Liam Payne’s songs as a tribute to the late star Partnered with professional dancer Amy Dowden on this series of Strictly Come Dancing, the 37-year-old said: ‘If there’s an opportunity, I’d love to do it [dance to one of Liam's songs]' (Liam pictured in March 2023) JB added: ‘He wanted to be in JLS, to be honest. But when he got knocked out at boot camp, we said "just keep going, keep working hard, you'll get your chance". I'm obviously glad that he was able to do that.
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