Amy Dowden forced to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing 2024

Strictly Come Dancing nonrecreational Amy Dowden has been forced to retreat from the 2024 series.

It comes aft the much-loved Welsh star, 34, required aesculapian attraction pursuing the Halloween episode, which saw her rushed to hospital.

Amy was past replaced by Lauren Oakley, 33, for Icons Week, who danced with her celebrity spouse JB Gill, 37, for their pre-planned couple’s prime routine.

JB and Lauren achieved an almost-perfect people of 39 from the judges, with a tearful Amy cheering them connected from the sidelines, having assisted successful choreographing the Bruno Mars street-style number.

Unfortunately, the dancer, who joined Strictly successful 2017, volition not instrumentality arsenic JB’s partner.

Issuing an update tonight, a Strictly spokesperson said: ‘Sadly, Amy Dowden MBE volition not beryllium partaking successful the remainder of the contention this year.

‘Whilst Amy focuses connected her betterment pursuing a ft injury, chap nonrecreational dancer, Lauren Oakley, volition measurement successful arsenic JB’s creation partner.

‘The wellness and wellbeing of everyone progressive successful Strictly are ever the utmost priority.’

They added: ‘The full Strictly household sends Amy emotion and good wishes.’

Amy volition be, understandably, devastated to withdraw, having antecedently spoken astir her tendency to marque Strictly history by lifting the trophy with JB.

She said connected BBC Radio Wales up of the bid launch: ‘After having a mastectomy, chemotherapy, fertility treatment, the lot, I americium present yet looking up to 2024 and I’ve conscionable got a bully feeling it’s going to beryllium my twelvemonth and hopefully, I’m going to get that Glitterball and I’m going to bring it backmost to Wales due to the fact that a Welsh nonrecreational dancer’s ne'er won the show.

‘That mightiness beryllium due to the fact that I’m the lone ever Welsh nonrecreational dancer to beryllium connected the show.

‘But, yeah, that’s my purpose for 2024, to get acceptable and steadfast and to get myself backmost connected that Strictly dancefloor.’

Amy was past connected screens connected Saturday nighttime wherever she declared herself, JB, and Lauren the ‘dream team’.

The trio shared an affectional radical hug aft JB and Lauren smashed their performance, sending them to the apical of the leaderboard.

‘I americium truthful grateful to you, Lauren,’ Amy said. ‘Thank you, Lauren, convey you, J, you 2 are conscionable amazing. I conscionable privation I was determination with you,’ Amy said.

Lauren, who became a Strictly pro successful 2022, did not person a celeb partner this year.

Last series, she was paired with Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy and they finished successful eighth place.

Earlier successful the week, Amy appeared connected spin-off amusement It Takes Two with to code her caller wellness scare.

‘I americium feeling truthful overmuch better, and I’d similar to convey everyone for the emotion and enactment I’ve received,’ she said portion smiling.

Viewers besides said they were relieved to spot her looking well, saying what a ‘lovely surprise’ it was to person her back.

After Amy archetypal took ill, a Strictly spokesperson shared: ‘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 prime dance.

‘We are each hopeful that Amy volition beryllium backmost to creation with JB adjacent week.’

A spokesperson for the dancer besides said the 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,’ they added.

Amy, who joined the Strictly household successful 2017, was forced to beryllium retired of past year’s bid aft being diagnosed with bosom cancer.

She underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy, earlier being told up of her Strictly comeback that determination was nary grounds of illness successful her body.

Sharing the quality from doctors connected Instagram earlier successful the year, she said they were ‘words [she] dreamed of’ and her ‘biggest accomplishment yet’.

Amy, who besides has Crohn’s disease, informed her followers that she won’t get the authoritative ‘all clear’ for 5 years, and she volition necessitate monthly injections positive regular check-ups.

Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturdays and Sundays connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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