Amy Dowden reveals cancer has 'changed her forever' and insists she'll never take anything 'for granted' again after fearing she wouldn't make it to Christmas Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 01:13 BST, 28 August 2024 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 28 August 2024 e-mail View comments Amy Dowden has revealed that cancer has 'changed her forever', noting that she'll never take 'anything for granted' again after fearing she'll 'not make it to Christmas '. The Strictly Come Dancing star, 34, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023 and in what became the toughest year of her life, Amy underwent a mastectomy , chemotherapy, fertility treatment and also almost died of sepsis.
And in a new interview, Amy told how she's taking a positive outlook on life after coming through the other side, admitting she's no longer 'angry' at the disease. Speaking to Prima magazine on how her cancer experience has shaped her, Amy defiantly explained: 'Cancer has changed me forever. I’ll never take anyone or anything for granted, and I know my own self-worth now.
You could maybe have walked over me in the past, but now I know my strength.' The dancer had found a lump in her breast the day before heading on honeymoon in May last year and after undergoing treatment, she was given the all clear this year. Amy Dowden has revealed that cancer has 'changed her forever', noting that she'll never take 'anything for granted' again after fearing s.