strictly Come Dancing professional Amy dauden Is Returned to dancing show Two years after being unable to compete Due to health complications.
35 -year -old Ballroom Dancer, who Appeared in the program in 2017The series was absent in 2023 as she undergone treatment for stage three breast cancer. She returned in 2024 and was summarized with JB Gill, but was forced to leave out due to a stress fracture for her calf. Fellow professional dancer Lauren Okle replaced Davden for the remaining part of the competition.
Dowden has since admitted that she has gone back strictly Immediately after all became clear from breast cancer in 2024.
But speaking Breast cancer disclosure Podcast, he revealed that he did not fully process his diagnosis and “the dance was fixed when he returned to the floor”.
Dounden said she went back to the show when she did not fully recover from her cancer treatment, assuming that her broken bone was a by-product of her chemotherapy and hormone therapy. He said that he felt that “cancer is still punishing”.
The dancer was diagnosed with an aggressive form of step three Breast cancer After finding a knot in her breast a day before a honeymoon with her Maldives in May 2023 Fellow professional dancer Ben Jones,
She passes through one Mastectomy, Chemotherapy and Reproductive Treatment In those nine months and at that time experienced a series of major failures that were included Doctors are getting a blood clot in her lungsSepsis and reproductive treatment are undergoing.
During his chemotherapy treatment and recovery periods, Dowden often kept fans updated on their position through social media.
Autumn in 2023, while Dawden was still receiving treatment, he will be on small cameo appearance strictly Despite not being able to compete – such as reading terms and conditions or joining the backstage of stars in the claditorium (area organized by Claudia Vinkleman).
However, in November 2023, Dowden was unable to perform any performance in the remaining episodes as he fractured his leg.
That trip has been documented in the BBC film, Strictly Amy: Cancer and IWho follows Dawden from the beginning of her diagnosis as she navigates each stage of her treatment. In some of the most difficult parts of her treatment, Dawden reminded of being in pain as she wore a cold cap during treatment to maintain her hair – but eventually decided to shave it.
He revealed in November 2023 that he All eight rounds of chemotherapy were completed, And he was told that he had “no evidence of the disease” in February 2024.
Dawden, reflecting the most difficult year of his life in the documentary, said: “In the last one year, I have a mastectomy, fertility treatment, chemotherapy, sepsis, blood clots, a broken leg and finally I have time to return to that danceflor.”
“We are finally here,” Dawooden said on Instagram that she reached the hospital for the last session of chemotherapy. “I cried all morning! Okay, one afternoon of Chemo and then I am very lucky and grateful to be able to ring that bell!
When she returned to the series in 2024 with Gill, she was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a tension fracture for her calf, told the fans that she was heartbroken and she came to know that strictly Participation was re -interrupted.
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Dawden also has a Crohn’s disease, a lifetime intestinal disease that causes chronic bowel inflammation. He revealed his diagnosis in 2019, and faced the BBC program Strictly Amy: Crohn and IIn which he talked about his experience and met others living with Crohn.
Crohn is described by NHS as a lifetime position in which parts of the digestive system are inflamed. People with the disease usually experience acute abdominal pain, severe vomiting, tiredness and stages of bloody diarrhea among other symptoms.
Dauden dancing in 2025 strictly The season, and his celebrity partner will be revealed during the show launched on 20 September.