Amy Dowden replacement is confirmed as show bosses step in after Strictly Come Dancing star was hospitalised following medical emergency during live show Do YOU have a story? Email [email protected] By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 05:30 EDT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 05:43 EDT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been temporarily replaced by show bosses after suffering a 'medical emergency' backstage during Saturday's live Halloween special. The Welsh dancer, understood to be in remission from breast cancer , was admitted to hospital following a reported collapse at Elstree Studios, the BBC show's Hertfordshire base.
Moments earlier, Dowden, 34, had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill . Strictly bosses have since replaced her with professional dancer Lauren Oakley, who was originally left without a partner for this year's show, while she recuperates. Oakley will rehearse with Gill in Dowden's absence after the singer avoided the dance-off and finished fifth on the Strictly leader-board with a collective score of 32 from show judges Shirley Ballas , Motsi Mabuse , Craig Revel-Horwood and Anton du Beke .
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been temporarily replaced by show bosses after suffering a 'medical emergency' backstage during Saturday's live show. A source told The Sun : 'Lauren will be stepping in today to train with JB. It's unclear wh.
