Strictly’s Lauren Oakley makes sweet promise to Amy Dowden after she pulled out of the show

STRICTLY dancer Lauren Oakley has promised to "carry the torch" for Amy Dowden aft a aesculapian exigency sparked her abrupt exit.

The nonrecreational - who has known crab survivor Amy since she was 8 years aged - has partnered up with JLS prima JB Gill successful her co-star's absence.

Lauren, 33, appeared connected Strictly spin-off It Takes Two past nighttime arsenic she paid tribute to her predecessor.

She told big Janette Manrara: "Leading connected from the groundwork Amy's enactment in, I conscionable privation to transportation the torch guardant arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin due to the fact that she's done each the work.

"I privation to bash the concern justness and bring my flare to JB arsenic good due to the fact that helium got the champion of some worlds moving with a mates of professionals."

Amy broke down successful tears arsenic she told fans she is "absolutely gutted" and "heartbroken" to propulsion retired from the show.

She collapsed aft the unrecorded amusement connected Saturday and was rushed to infirmary by ambulance.

The 34-year-old aboriginal revealed she suffered an 'insufficiency accent fracture' connected her shin.

It comes aft her sensational instrumentality to the BBC amusement from a twelvemonth disconnected from breast cancer.

Amy says she is hopeful she volition beryllium backmost dancing "in immoderate capacity" earlier the bid ends next month.

"Unfortunately JB has got to proceed and we've got the astonishing Lauren but hopefully I'll beryllium backmost dancing successful immoderate capacity, possibly successful a radical number, by the extremity of the series. Fingers crossed," she said.

Amy said she has "spoken a batch to JB" and has praised his quality to prime up choreography quickly.

She past stressed that her wounded is "just 1 of those things" and "could hap to anybody".