Amy Dowden fans spot clue she will return to Strictly this week after backstage collapse

Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden was rushed to infirmary aft collapsing connected Saturday night, but she could instrumentality to the BBC amusement this weekend

After wowing the judges - and fans astatine location - with her Strictly Come Dancing comeback, Amy Dowden was connected way to assistance the glitterball this year.

But the 34-year-old, who precocious underwent crab treatment, was forced to propulsion retired of the BBC amusement erstwhile she collapsed backstage moments aft Saturday night's creation with celeb spouse JB Gill.

Show bosses called an ambulance for the pro dancer aft she abruptly fell ill. At the time, it was unclear however unwell Amy was. And it wasn't agelong agone that she was diagnosed with bosom crab aft uncovering a lump connected her honeymoon. She was aboriginal diagnosed with signifier 3 bosom crab and underwent a mastectomy past year.

Luckily, aft months of treatment, Amy revealed the bully quality a scan successful March had revealed 'no grounds of disease' and she acceptable her sights connected getting backmost to doing what she loved. But erstwhile she collapsed implicit the weekend, fans feared the worst.

A spokesperson for Amy has since said: "Amy was feeling unwell and truthful an ambulance was called arsenic a precaution. She is feeling overmuch amended and would similar to convey the Strictly household for their emotion and concern. We petition Amy's privateness successful matters of wellness is kindly respected."

Amy's creation spouse JB thanked the nationalist for their enactment pursuing her wellness scare. Writing connected Instagram, the JLS prima said: “On behalf of some @amy-dowden and I, I conscionable privation to accidental a immense convey you to everyone for voting for america and wishing america well. We perfectly loved our show connected Saturday nighttime and are truthful grateful to beryllium done to different week connected @bbcstrictly Thank you, convey you, convey you for your support.”

Though Amy missed Sunday's show, the brace inactive scored a respectable 32 points connected the leaderboard. But earlier this week, Strictly bosses issued a connection announcing Amy's replacement.

It said: "Amy Dowden MBE is doing overmuch amended and the Strictly household nonstop her emotion and privation her well. She is delighted that chap nonrecreational dancer, Lauren Oakley, is capable to measurement successful for rehearsals and to execute successful Saturday’s amusement for JB Gill’s Couple’s Choice dance." They added: "We are each hopeful that Amy volition beryllium backmost to creation with JB adjacent week."

But the biggest hint Amy volition beryllium backmost connected the dancefloor comes arsenic her stand-in Lauren Oakley took to Instagram to stock immoderate news. Hinting she volition beryllium elsewhere erstwhile Strictly is backmost connected implicit the weekend, Lauren posted to her stories: "Guys! It's been a spot engaged - BUT I'm inactive teaching my people THIS Sunday & would emotion to spot you there..."

So far, Amy has kept quiescent connected her ain socials, but it's bully quality if she's feeling amended and gearing herself up to instrumentality to Strictly connected Saturday night. If she does, her and JB are acceptable to creation a Couple's Choice to a Bruno Mars track.

*Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC1 connected Saturday from 6.30pm

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