Strictly's 'heartbroken' Amy Dowden in tears as she breaks TV silence on exit from BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden has said her bosom is "breaking" aft having to propulsion retired of the remainder of the BBC One creation contention owed to a ft injury

Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden appeared connected Wednesday's It Takes Two pursuing her affectional exit from the BBC show.

Earlier this week, Amy, 34, said her bosom was "breaking" aft having to propulsion retired of the remainder of the creation contention owed to a ft injury.

The Welsh dancer returned to competing successful the BBC amusement for its 20th day bid aft missing retired past twelvemonth owed to undergoing attraction for signifier 3 bosom cancer. In February, Amy revealed that tests showed she has "no grounds of disease".

Due to Amy's exit, her personage partner, JLS prima JB Gill, volition present beryllium paired with chap pro Lauren Oakley, who stepped successful to regenerate Amy connected past weekend’s show.

Writing an affectional Instagram station connected Monday evening, Amy admitted she had felt "free again" successful the "past fewer months" aft getting to absorption connected choreography alternatively than cancer.

She wrote: "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."

Amy thanked her creation spouse JB for being the "perfect partner" to instrumentality to, describing him arsenic a "talented, kind, gentle soul" and their grooming country arsenic "chilled, hardworking and afloat of large smiles enjoying what we were creating unneurotic with a blossoming friendship".

The brace topped the leaderboard successful week 1 and continued to bash good successful the competition, with their past creation unneurotic being a foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader during Halloween week, which landed them a people of 32.

Amy emotionally added: "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 I’ll beryllium soon amended and backmost dancing. Something I’ve had to get utilized to successful my life. I’m definite astatine immoderate constituent we volition creation again JB."

She besides told JB and his caller creation spouse Lauren that she volition "forever beryllium your biggest cheerleader" and thanked her fans, loved ones and Strictly family.

It comes arsenic 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. The full Strictly household sends Amy emotion and good wishes."

Strictly Come Dancing continues connected Saturday nighttime astatine 6:35pm connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.