BBC Strictly Come Dancing Amy Dowden receives tear-jerking messages from JB Gill and Lauren

Strictly Come Dancing star, Amy Dowden, has had to propulsion retired of this year's contention owed to a ft injury, leaving her legion of loyal fans heartbroken

Amy Dowden has received heart-wrenching messages from JB Gill and Lauren Oakley aft being forced to permission Strictly Come Dancing.

The Welsh star, 34, made a instrumentality to the BBC amusement this bid aft undergoing attraction for bosom crab and had been partnered with JLS star, JB Gill. However, the inspirational dancer, who topped the leaderboard with JB successful week 1 of the caller series, has present had to propulsion retired of the contention aft breaking a bony successful her foot.

Paying tribute to Amy, who told fans she was 'heartbroken' to person to discontinue the amusement aft "finally feeling similar maine again", JB replied: "Heartbreaking quality @amydowden, but our moments volition everlastingly beryllium successful Strictly history, ne'er hide that. Thank you for being the champion teacher. Nothing but emotion from each of the Gill family."

Lauren, who stepped successful for Amy aft she collapsed backstage successful the Strictly workplace 2 weeks ago, besides praised her chap professional, reminding her person that they volition 'always beryllium a team', posting: "This excessively shall pass. We're inactive a team. Love you. You did the crushed work, I'll transportation your concern guardant and hopefully marque you precise proud."

Fans were delighted to spot Amy instrumentality to Strictly aft she was fixed the all-clear successful February aft undergoing attraction for stage 3 bosom cancer.

However, aft conscionable a fewer abbreviated weeks connected the show, she's had to propulsion retired owed to injury. Taking to Instagram, expressing her heavy disappointment, she said: "My bosom is breaking close now. The past fewer months I yet felt similar maine again. Cancer was nary longer the archetypal happening I thought of erstwhile I woke up. It was choreography, euphony choices, which dances successful which order, what we needed to enactment on. I felt escaped again. My extremity since proceeding those words you person crab was to get backmost connected the strictly creation floor. It's been specified a situation to get back, 1 I devoted 2024 too.

"Which with my unthinkable squad we got there. Something I wanted to bash for myself and loved ones. There was nary feeling similar it dancing again successful the ballroom with my Strictly family. Then I was partnered with the talented, kind, gentle psyche JB. Every time our grooming country was chilled, hardworking and afloat of large smiles enjoying what we were creating unneurotic with a blossoming friendship. JB convey you for being the cleanable partner. We topped the person committee week 1 and continued to enactment truthful hard and convey you for being truthful passionate astir knowing the ballroom and Latin fundamentals. For maine that rumba volition ever beryllium 1 of my favs . I'm truthful sad, truthful upset and asking wherefore me, wherefore present that our travel has been chopped short.

"My bosom close present is breaking having to propulsion retired of the contention owed to a ft wounded and I cognize lone excessively good 'this excessively shall pass' and l'll beryllium soon amended and backmost dancing. Something l've had to get utilized to successful my life. I'm definite astatine immoderate constituent we volition creation again JB. To each the fans, to my loved ones, my strictly household convey you. I cognize you and Lauren volition proceed to ace that creation level . I'll everlastingly beryllium your biggest cheerleader."

A spokeswoman for Strictly added: "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. The full Strictly household sends Amy emotion and good wishes."

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