Amy Dowden is ecstatic as she receives copy of her book Strictly Come Dancing 's Amy Dowden was assisted by fellow pro Carlos Gu in a big career moment. The star took delivery of her book Dancing In The Rain and Carlos eagerly helped her open the box as she excitedly realised what was inside. The Welsh dancer posted a clip of the monumental moment to her 660,000 Instagram followers.

In the short video, a box is dropped off as friends look on. After she and Carlos open it she squeals with excitement as she brandishes a copy of the tome. Captioning it she wrote: "The first time I held and saw MY BOOK.

"Think you can tell I’m soooooooo happy with it! I really hope ‘Dancing In The Rain’ helps others. Can’t believe how close we are to publication date ( you can pre-order now, link in my bio) Welsh love #mybook #dancingintherain #mystory." Subtitled "My story of hope, courage and resilience" the book, which is out on September 5, tells Amy's story including detailing her battles with Crohn's disease and breast cancer.

READ MORE: One of the UK's former crime hotspots unrecognisable after £1bn makeover Amy Dowden was surrounded by friends for a landmark moment as her book arrived (Image: Amy Dowden Instagram) Her Strictly co-star Dianne Buswell had a one word reaction simply writing: "Yesssss," followed by four heart emojis. Neil Jones was a man of few words but responded with a raised hands and four applause emojis. Former contestant Stacey Dooley also commented posting sev.