The Welsh pro dancer, has Crohn's Disease and is believed to be in remission following a gruelling breast cancer battle. Amy, who missed the 2023 series of Strictly after being diagnosed with breast cancer, was forced to miss Sunday's results.
Do YOU have a story? Email [email protected] Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been temporarily replaced by show bosses after suffering a 'medical emergency' backstage during Saturday's live Halloween special.
Strictly bosses have replaced her with professional dancer Lauren Oakley, who was originally left without a partner for this year's show, while she recuperates The dancer, who missed the 2023 series of Strictly after being diagnosed with breast cancer, was forced to miss Sunday's Results show, which was pre-recorded shortly after her collapse on Saturday night.
JLS star JB Gill was forced to stand solo for Sunday night's pre-recorded results show after his partner collapsed backstage after filming wrapped on Saturday's live special Show insiders feared Dowden, who also battles Crohn's disease and is recovering from breast cancer, could quit the show following her collapse on Saturday evening
Gill shared an Instagram message on Sunday as the pair made it through to another week, writing 'on behalf of both @amydowden and I.' Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two MILLION women a year Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated?It comes from a cancerous cell which develops in the lining of a duct or lobule in one of the breasts.
The cancerous cells are graded from low, which means a slow growth, to high, which is fast-growing. High-grade cancers are more likely to come back after they have first been treated.A cancerous tumour starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell. This makes the cell abnormal and multiply 'out of control'.
But fans rushed to X - formerly known as Twitter - to send the professional dancer well wishes and a speedy recovery. Appearing solo on Sunday's show, viewers also saw Gill tell co-host Claudia Winkleman: 'Amy, of course is going to be so happy that we are through to Icon's week.' Dowden was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year, and underwent a mastectomy in July, taking 2023 off from the BBC ballroom dance contest while she underwent treatment
Its cause is still not known and there is currently no cure but some with the condition have considered their diet to be a factor. Dowden's world came crashing down when she was diagnosed with cancer the day after she came home from her honeymoon with dancer husband Ben Jones in 2023.While she hoped it could be cured by surgery, two months later in June doctors found another type of cancer.
'I have so much to strive and live for, and so grateful for another chance at life! Something I know not all get. I certainly see life differently and my life has changed forever!' Dowden has previously documented her cancer battle in a fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary, Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me. 'I’ve learnt so much about myself and what a cancer diagnosis means on this journey. I hope others find hope and strength from this film, and that it encourages everyone to check themselves, no matter what age you are.'
After shaving her head and inspiring others after she appeared on Strictly without a wig, Dowden admitted she had been targeted by online trolls. During the show, Dowden revealed she was rushed back to hospital with a second cancer scare as doctors were concerned about abnormalities in her breast after a check-up
She told the Invite Only podcast: 'I spent a lot of time with her at the start of the cancer diagnosis when she wasn't feeling positive. She'd been dealt a bad hand and she was struggling with it. While she was supported by her parents, husband Ben and her Strictly family, the dancer also admitted even some of her friends who attended her wedding lost contact after her diagnosis
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