Strictly's Lauren Oakley makes tear-jerking promise to Amy Dowden after sad show exit

Lauren Oakley, 33, has promised to 'carry the torch forward' arsenic she was partnered with JB Gill permanently aft Amy Dowden, 34, was forced to discontinue Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing pro Lauren Oakley has made a saccharine committedness to Amy Dowden aft she was forced to discontinue the amusement owed to a ft injury.

The 33-year-old dancer has present been partnered up with JB Gill until the extremity of the amusement arsenic she replaced Amy, 34, permanently. The quality was shared successful a connection by Strictly and Amy aboriginal posted astir her departure connected her Instagram relationship earlier this week.

Now, during an quality connected It Takes Two, Lauren promised to "carry the torch forward" aft Amy's exit arsenic she said she wants "to bash the concern justice." The dancer told 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 besides appeared connected It Takes Two this week and stressed that her exit was "nothing to bash with any erstwhile wellness scares."

Amy was antecedently diagnosed with crab connected May 2023, pursuing her Crohn's illness diagnosis successful 2019. However, she confirmed it was her achy ft wounded that caused her to pull retired of this year's competition. Speaking to Janette connected the Strictly spin-off show, she said: "I'm perfectly gutted, unluckily I person an insufficiency accent fracture, if I've said that right, connected my shin."

The dancer added: "This wounded could person happened to anybody. I privation to accent it’s thing to bash with immoderate erstwhile wellness scares." The devastating stroke came aft she had returned to competing successful the BBC amusement for its 20th day bid aft missing retired past twelvemonth portion undergoing crab treatment.

Amy had antecedently been vocal astir her conflict with signifier 3 bosom cancer, receiving treatments ranging from mastectomy to chemotherapy. Earlier this year, she shared an uplifting update that her tests indicated "no grounds of disease". The inspirational Caerphilly dancer has been candid astir her experiences, bringing her crab combat and surviving with Crohn's illness into the spotlight done assorted BBC documentaries.

The 34-year-old added to Janette: "Hopefully I'll beryllium backmost dancing successful immoderate capacity, possibly successful a radical number, by the extremity of the series." With JB Gill acceptable to proceed successful this week's show, helium paid a gushing tribute to his erstwhile spouse successful a clip connected the amusement successful which helium praised her "beautiful soul".

Hours earlier helium had taken to Instagram to stock further praise with his followers. "It was similar we’d been friends everlastingly and arsenic a friend, it's been heartbreaking seeing the fantastic travel we'd begun travel to a halt," helium said before adding his admiration for her. "Your dedication to your creation shines done successful your passionateness for what you love. You would virtually springiness thing to beryllium connected that ballroom level dancing and I consciousness genuinely honoured to person shared it with you for 6 weeks."

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