Nick Knowles almost has nasty accident as he trains for Strictly Strictly Come Dancing ’s Amy Dowden opened up on BBC Breakfast about her cancer recovery as well as her return to the ballroom later this year. The Welsh professional dancer appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to speak to hosts Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden about her documentary Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me. She decided to film the honest show, which premieres on Monday, August 26, after seeing the “impact” her previous Crohn’s disease documentary had on raising awareness.
“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. “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.” Strictly's Amy Dowden opened up about 'hurtful' trolls, her cancer recovery and BBC return (Image: BBC) Related articles The real reason Johannes Radebe almost quit Strictly on the spot Amy Dowden opens up on second cancer scare and fears of missing Strictly again Presenter Rachel Burden then gave a personal insight, replying: “Well it’ll be more than that, because straight away as I was watching it, I was checking myself immediately, i.