Strictly’s Amy Dowden gives cancer update on BBC show as she reaches ‘milestone’

10/11/2023

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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has given fans a major update on her cancer treatment as she marks a major milestone.

The 33-year-old from Caerphilly appeared on BBC spin-off It Takes Two alongside show host Janette Manrara where she opened up about having just passed the “halfway” mark in her cancer journey.

“I’ve got chemo tomorrow – session six, so I’m over half way and I can see the finish line and I’m not gunna lie, it is tough.

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“But you know I’m staying strong and positive as I can and raise as much awareness as I can and get everyone to check their chests,” she told audiences at home.

Amy stunned in an orange floral maxi dress donning a long brunette wig for her TV appearance.

Fans gushed over the star, dubbing her “beautiful. Love Amy so much!!! She really is such an inspiration we love you Amy keep fighting xx,” penned a fan.

Another echoed: “Amy looking as beautiful as ever.” Shirley Ballas said the professional dancer showed courage by appearing with a shaved head.

"She's just an amazing young lady," she said.

"I applaud her for not wearing a wig because she wanted to shine light on cancer [for] young people. It took courage because she did have her wig there."

Dowden underwent a mastectomy after discovering she had stage three breast cancer in April and has since been speaking her experience of cancer on social media.

She revealed to presenter Claudia Winkleman on this week's programme she is more than half way through her chemotherapy treatment. Ballas, a Strictly head judge who has worked with Dowden since she was a juvenile dancer, said she had written letters to the star.

"I write about all my daft day to make her laugh when she's going through her treatments and just trying to lift her spirits a little bit. She knows my mum, she knows my son very well and she knows my family. So, I can write her all personal things and she can have a giggle.

"She wants to give strength to others and I've never met a woman like that in my life. She's amazing."

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