STRICTLY dancer Amy Dowden has been pressured to bow out of the competition after a blue mild sprint to hospital following her collapse throughout Saturday evening’s present.
The Welsh professional, who has Crohn’s Illness and has been battling most cancers for nearly 18 months, was final evening mentioned to be “doing a lot better” however can be unable to return this week.
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Lauren Oakley, 33, will step in to companion JB Gill, 37, throughout coaching and Saturday’s present.
Bosses will then take a view on Amy’s situation.
A Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson mentioned: “Amy Dowden MBE is doing a lot better and the Strictly household ship her love and want her effectively.
“She is delighted that fellow skilled dancer, Lauren Oakley, is ready to step in for rehearsals and to carry out in Saturday’s present for JB Gill’s Couple’s Alternative dance.
“We’re all hopeful that Amy can be again to bop with JB subsequent week.”
Amy’s situation was so severe that the fireplace service have been referred to as to Elstree Studios and specialist gear used to assist her to an ambulance whereas retaining her utterly flat.
She was unable to seem within the recording of the second half of the present, which aired final evening.
JB was seen standing alone on the staircase. When it was introduced he was going by means of to subsequent week, he smiled and mentioned “Thanks” to cheers.
This weekend JB and Lauren will carry out a dance to a medley of Bruno Mars’ hits for the particular themed week round Icons.
Lauren partnered Krishnan Guru-Murthy final yr however failed to seem on the principle present partnerships for 2024.
She stood by beneath fireplace dancer Giovanni Pernice, 33, throughout the probe into his behaviour on the present, acting on his solo theatre tour.
For the Halloween Particular, Amy and JB dressed as scarecrows and carried out to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader at 7.18pm.
It is understood Amy began to really feel ailing minutes after she and JB acquired a 32 out of 40 rating from the judges at 7.25pm.
Amy cheered and jumped up and down when Motsi gave them a 9, and screamed when she obtained an 8 from Anton.
Strictly Amy’s most cancers ‘nightmare’
The Solar’s Jamie Downham takes a take a look at the beloved Strictly star’s ups and downs…
AS Strictly Come Dancing viewers know, you may wrestle to catch Amy Dowden with out an enormous smile on her face.
However lately the Welsh star – one the best-rated Ballroom and Latin American skilled dancers the UK has ever produced – has suffered a string of “nightmare” blows to her well being.
She was identified with stage three breast most cancers in Might final yr and underwent a full mastectomy, earlier than having chemotherapy in the direction of the top of 2023.
Nevertheless, she later reported docs had discovered a clot on her lung, telling followers sadly: “Sadly I’ve had one other nightmare this week.”
Nonetheless, courageous Amy, seen right here dancing with James Bye, made an epic return to Strictly the next month with an look that left many viewers in floods tears.
As 2024 dawned, she admitted: “I really feel I used to be robbed of the yr I had deliberate and reflecting for me makes me upset and offended.”
Nevertheless, she was quickly smiling once more. Amy, her hair beginning to develop again after her most cancers remedy, was seen messing round together with her co-stars Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola on the Strictly tour earlier this month.
And regardless of one other spell in hospital in February, she nonetheless mustered a cheeriness many would wrestle for, telling followers: “The solar is shining – and I actually cannot await Spring.”
And we actually cannot wait to see you dancing once more, Amy…
Amy was nonetheless seen standing and smiling with JB within the last line-up at round 8.10pm.
By 9pm an ambulance had been referred to as and at 9.50pm the fireplace service have been additionally contacted to help.
No professional dancer has ever dropped out of Strictly in its 20 years.
Amy, from Caerphilly in South Wales, has talked at size concerning the excruciating ache she suffers because of her Crohn’s, an inflammatory illness of the digestive system usually introduced on by stress, which she has battled since she was a youngster.
Following a mastectomy, she was informed the tumours had unfold and was identified with most cancers for the second time that July.
However she was given the all-clear to return to Strictly for this collection.
