Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden breaks down in tears on Lorraine as she admits ‘I feel I have let JB down’ 

AMY Dowden fought backmost tears arsenic she heartbreakingly revealed she felt she had fto personage spouse JB Gill "down" aft she was forced to discontinue the remainder of this year's Strictly Come Dancing series.

This week, the bittersweet quality that Welsh dancer Amy was out of the remainder of the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 instalment owed to wounded near fans devastated.

Amy, who has Crohn's Disease and has been battling cancer, missed the results programme last week aft she was rushed to hospital.

Yet sadly a accent fracture has forced her retired of the BBC One show's 20th day instalment completely.

Amy, who was partnered with JLS prima JB Gill, 37, broke down successful tears connected rotation disconnected amusement It Takes Two successful her archetypal time since she stepped down from the series.

On Thursday, she appeared connected ITV daytime amusement Lorraine and admitted she was "heartbroken" astir the crook of events.

She told big Lorraine Kelly: "I americium going to bash my champion not to cry," yet tears filled her eyes arsenic she said: "I americium gutted it's had to extremity this way.

"I consciousness I person fto JB down."

She choked up again erstwhile telling of her tendency to person danced during this Saturday's unrecorded amusement - arsenic it would person been a twelvemonth to the time since she rang the crab doorbell to awesome the extremity of her treatment.

She added: "I consciousness I wanted to amusement myself however acold I person travel aft 1 year."

INJURY WOE

A Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson this week clarified Amy's aboriginal connected the series.

They 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 Professional Dancer, Lauren Oakley, volition measurement successful arsenic JB’s creation partner.

"The health and wellbeing of everyone progressive successful Strictly are ever the utmost priority. The full Strictly household sends Amy emotion and good wishes."

Amy confirmed connected It Takes Two she is suffering from an "insufficiency accent fracture" connected her shin, alternatively than from a ft wounded arsenic archetypal thought.

She told It Takes Two viewers connected Wednesday night: "Unfortunately I person an insufficiency fracture connected my shin, if I've said that right.

"Nothing to bash with my wounded past year. So yeah, I'm conscionable perfectly gutted that I request to remainder for a mates of weeks."

TOUGH TIMES

Beat Again hitmaker JB is present dancing with Amy's replacement, Laura Oakley.

fans noted her "crushed" demeanour and "brave" look earlier she burst into tears during the unrecorded episode.

Amy, who donned a achromatic formal with metallic sparkle detail, sobbed arsenic Lauren and JB scooped a hugely awesome 39 retired of 40 for their routine.

One instrumentality was speedy to instrumentality to the Strictly forum and write: "Amy's putting connected a brave look but she looks crushed. It's making maine cry."

Another added of Amy's emotion: "I deliberation it was astir apt a batch of things.

"Sad that she wasn't good capable to creation herself, aggravated that she's had truthful galore wellness issues, arrogant of JB for dancing truthful well, grateful to Lauren for stepping in.

"Maybe immoderate jealousy and shame excessively due to the fact that they are some slippery emotions that rear their caput erstwhile we're feeling vulnerable."

Meanwhile, aft Lauren's awesome score with the X Factor prima connected Saturday, fans person called for her to beryllium fixed a celeb spouse adjacent year.

She first joined the BBC show backmost successful 2022.

Last year, Lauren partnered newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy, with the pair placing 8th overall.

Meanwhile, JB has opened up connected his "surreal" rehearsals with Lauren.