Professional dancer Amy Dowden is eager to get back on Strictly Come Dancing before the season wraps up. Her spokesperson said that while Amy was desperately upset to have to pull out of the show because of a foot injury, she was expected to make a full recovery within the next few weeks.

Sadly, Amy Dowden MBE will not be partaking in the rest of the competition this year. Whilst Amy focuses on her recovery following a foot injury, fellow Professional Dancer, Lauren Oakley, will step in as JB’s dance partner.

The Welsh dancer, who is partnered with JLS singer JB Gill, fell ill during the filming of last week’s live show (26 October). An ambulance was summoned to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood and the 34-year-old was taken to hospital. A spokesperson for the dancer later said that the ambulance was “just a precaution”.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden has dropped out of this year’s series following a health scare. The Welsh professional dancer, who had a mastectomy and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023,

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The dancer has told of her devastation at being forced to leave the show early after her long fight to return following cancer treatment