BBC Strictly Come Dancing first look at Amy Dowden's return as poignant tribute confirmed
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing has shared a first look at Amy Dowden's emotional return to the ballroom. The dancer is back in the pro dancer line-up for the 2024 series after being forced to miss last year's run following a cancer diagnosis.
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year after finding a lump in her breast in April 2023, the day before going to the Maldives on honeymoon with her husband Ben Jones, a fellow professional dancer.
She was subsequently diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and announced the news to the public after undergoing a mastectomy.
Amy later bravely documented going through chemotherapy treatment which wasn't without its setbacks with the Welsh star developing sepsis and coming close to organ failure. READ MORE: Gorka Marquez's emotional five-word reaction to Gemma Atkinson's warning ahead of Strictly Come Dancing It's since been confirmed that after being told there is "no evidence of disease" following her treatment, Amy will make her much-anticipated return to the ballroom floor for the 20th year of the hit dance show.
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