Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has bravely shared her cancer recovery journey and her anticipated return to the dance floor on BBC Breakfast. The Welsh dancing star joined Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden on BBC Breakfast to discuss her new documentary, Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me, which is set to premiere on Monday, August 26. Amy decided to create the candid programme after witnessing the "impact" her previous documentary on Crohn's disease had in terms of raising awareness.
She reflected on the experience, saying, "I saw firsthand the rewards from that and I guess had I not done my Crohn's documentary, I don't think I ever would have done this one, I wouldn't have had the confidence." She continued, "I guess I was trying to turn such a negative, difficult period of my life into some sort of positive and thinking, well, if I can raise awareness that checking yourself and early detection can save lives, it's so important, and if 10 people watch my documentary start checking themselves, I might save one life." BBC presenter Rachel Burden shared her own reaction to the documentary, stating, "Well it'll be more than that, because straight away as I was watching it, I was checking myself immediately, it's almost an instinctive reaction, isn't it?".
Despite the overwhelming support and the sense of an "online community" of women facing similar battles, Amy acknowledged that the experience hasn't been without its challenges. Charlie Stayt slammed the "disgusting" comments onlin.