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Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu deliver show-stopping opening night performance for their West End musical The Great Gatsby

Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu deliver show-stopping opening night performance for their West End musical The Great Gatsby

Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu delivered a show-stopping pH๏τocall performance of their new West End musical The Great Gatsby on Wednesday.

The production, running at the London Coliseum from April 16 to September 7, brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic story to life in dazzling style. 

Amber, 28, looked stunning as she took to the stage, showcasing her powerhouse vocals in a dark green, sequin-embellished corset. 

She paired the chic top with black flared satin trousers, performing alongside several glamorous backup singers dressed in sparkling, Gatsby-inspired ensembles. 

Adding inches to her frame with green studded heels, Amber was joined on stage by her co-star Corbin, 36, who looked effortlessly suave in a black three-piece suit. 

The pair’s chemistry was electric, with Corbin dipping Amber effortlessly in one of the night’s standout moments. 

Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu delivered a show-stopping pH๏τocall performance of their new West End musical The Great Gatsby on Wednesday

Amber Davies and Corbin Bleu delivered a show-stopping pH๏τocall performance of their new West End musical The Great Gatsby on Wednesday 

The production, running at the London Coliseum from April 16 to September 7, brings F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic story to life in dazzling style

The production, running at the London Coliseum from April 16 to September 7, brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic story to life in dazzling style

In February, the complete casting for the West End production was revealed. 

Joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato as Jay Gatsby and Frances Mayli McCann as Daisy Buchanan are Corbin Bleu as Nick Carraway, Amber Davies as Jordan Baker, Joel Montague as George Wilson, John Owen-Jones as Meyer Wolfsheim, Jon Robyns as Tom Buchanan and Rachel Tucker as Myrtle Wilson.

Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel, The Great Gatsby follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quest to win back the heart of married socialite Daisy Buchanan, his former flame. 

This musical adaptation arrives in London following its 2024 Broadway premiere, where it won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design. 

Earlier in January, the star lashed out at trolls who criticised her for her work schedule.

The beauty, who won Love Island back in 2017, took to Instagram at the time to share a snap of herself returning to work at the Universal Music Group studios, where she was thought to be recording her podcast Call to Stage.

Captioning her mirror selfie, Amber penned: ‘First working day of 2025’, before adding: ‘Time to buckle up.’

And while the West End star seemed in good spirits about getting back to the grind, she found herself facing backlash at having only just returned to work 20 days into the new year. 

Amber, 28, looked stunning as she took to the stage, showcasing her powerhouse vocals in a dark green, sequin-embellished corset

Amber, 28, looked stunning as she took to the stage, showcasing her powerhouse vocals in a dark green, sequin-embellished corset

She paired the chic top with black flared satin trousers, performing alongside several glamorous backup singers dressed in sparkling, Gatsby-inspired ensembles

She paired the chic top with black flared satin trousers, performing alongside several glamorous backup singers dressed in sparkling, Gatsby-inspired ensembles

Adding inches to her frame with green studded heels, Amber was joined on stage by her co-star Corbin, 36, who looked effortlessly suave in a black three-piece suit

Adding inches to her frame with green studded heels, Amber was joined on stage by her co-star Corbin, 36, who looked effortlessly suave in a black three-piece suit

The pair's chemistry was electric, with Corbin dipping Amber effortlessly in one of the night's standout moments

The pair’s chemistry was electric, with Corbin dipping Amber effortlessly in one of the night’s standout moments

Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel, The Great Gatsby follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby (Jamie Muscato) and his quest to win back the heart of married socialite Daisy Buchanan (Frances Mayli McCann), his former flame

Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel, The Great Gatsby follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby (Jamie Muscato) and his quest to win back the heart of married socialite Daisy Buchanan (Frances Mayli McCann), his former flame

Earlier in January, the star also hit back at trolls who criticised her work schedule after she shared a snap of herself returning to work just 20 days into the new year

Earlier in January, the star also hit back at trolls who criticised her work schedule after she shared a snap of herself returning to work just 20 days into the new year 

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A second image on Amber’s stories then showed the response she received on her last post, with one person responding: ‘Imagine going over half the month without working ‘ alongside eye roll emojis.

Clearly unimpressed with the criticism, Amber then wrote over the screensH๏τ, hitting out at the person as she remarked that she ‘needed the break’ before urging them to not judge. 

She penned: ‘Erm I need the break. I lived out of a suitcase on tour for a whole year with no day off in sight, whilst doing 8 shows a week & then worked all the way up to week before Xmas so … Don’t judge my unemployed downtime.’

Amber’s hard work she referred to was her year-long role as Vivian Ward in the touring production of the Pretty Woman musical.

The star then went on to further address the criticism in a video shared to her stories as she opened up about the difficulties of self-employed working and noted that she would have worked ‘if the work was there’.

Speaking to the camera, Amber said: ‘I literally love the internet. Everyone’s like “you don’t need to justify yourself”. And I’m like “justify myself for being self-employed?”.’ 

She went on: ‘Like, yes, I’ve had half of the month off, the majority of the month off, because 1) I’m self-employed and 2) I did need a break, but if the work was there, I would have worked.’

Captioning her clip, she added: ‘Love to the self employed xxx’.

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