BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'emotional' as Amy Dowden makes show return

Strictly Come Dancing fans were "emotional" arsenic nonrecreational dancer Amy Dowden made a instrumentality to the show.

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden had to instrumentality a measurement backmost from the contention earlier this period aft she was partnered up with JLS prima JB Gills.

The iconic BBC creation amusement returned for different breathtaking episode, with the remaining couples giving it each they've got successful a bid to get to Musicals Week adjacent weekend.

JB, who is present partnered with Lauren Oakley, was primitively with Welsh dancer Amy Dowden, but she was rushed to infirmary aft performing arsenic a "precaution" due to the fact that she was "feeling unwell."

Sadly, this was the extremity of her travel connected the amusement this clip around, arsenic she revealed connected the spin-off amusement It Takes Two that she had suffered an "insufficiency accent fracture" and could nary longer perform.

But tonight, erstwhile histrion Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola were awaiting their judges' scores, fans spotted the 34-year-old among the celebrities and different professionals, including Nikita Kuzmin, who was spotted hugging her.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, 1 instrumentality wrote: "OMG, I’ve lone conscionable realised that Amy is there. It makes maine truthful emotional." Another commented with a teary-eyed emoji: "Nikita hugging Amy."

Someone other said: "I emotion that Carlos is ever close adjacent to Amy, silently supporting", and a 4th exclaimed: "Hang on... Amy is there!!!"

Tonight, the contestants participated successful a Samba-thon. All of the couples took to the dancefloor astatine the aforesaid clip truthful the judges could critique their Samba.

Much to his delight, Amy's erstwhile partner, JB, came retired connected apical this evening, earning the highest fig of points.

This prompted different instrumentality to write: "JB and Lauren winning the Sambathon fills my bosom with pride!! Amy indispensable beryllium beaming with pride! This wins for you, queen!"

Last weekend, the couples ventured to the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom, wherever they gave their biggest and astir extravagant performances yet.

While immoderate wowed the crowds with their dazzling routines, others fell flat, failing to impressment the judges during the astir memorable milestones of the BBC competition.

JLS prima JB soared crossed the level with a Quickstep to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, EastEnders' Jamie Borthwick flew successful connected a elephantine ketchup vessel for a Jive to The Ketchup Song, and Towie's Pete Wicks got saucy himself with a Cha Cha to I'm Too Sexy.

Love Islander Tasha Ghouri's Paso Doble to Torn by Nathan Lanier scored the associated highest connected this occasion, though, with a whopping 39 points, arsenic did histrion Sarah Hadland with her Couple's Choice to Padam Padam.

Strictly Come Dancing continues each Saturday connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.