Watching BBC Strictly 'tough' for Amy Dowden - she hoped to mark year since chemotherapy on show
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has said watching Saturday’s show from the sidelines will be “tough” as she wanted to celebrate one year since finishing chemotherapy on the dancefloor. The Welsh dancer, 34, returned to competing in the BBC show for its 20th anniversary series after missing out last year while undergoing cancer treatment. However, she was forced to pull out of the competition earlier this week after suffering an insufficiency stress fracture to her foot. Appearing on ITV ’s Lorraine on Thursday, she said: “Saturday is going to be tough because I really wanted to be dancing on that floor to show myself how far I’ve had come in one year.” She explained that Saturday (November 9) is a year since she rang the bell to mark the end of her chemotherapy treatment. The dancer revealed she had planned to dance the samba with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill , as she felt it would be a “joyful carnival happy dance”. Gill will now be paired with professio...