Inside Amy Dowden’s health journey: From Crohn's to shock breast cancer diagnosis and sepsis battle as Strictly Come Dancing star collapses backstage READ MORE: Amy Dowden health update issued after she was rushed to hospital By Emily Stearn, Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline and Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 07:16 EDT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 07:24 EDT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments Strictly favourite Amy Dowden worried fans this weekend after she was rushed to hospital on Saturday night during filming. The professional dancer, 34, who was twice diagnosed with cancer last year, confirmed in a statement via her spokesperson that she was 'feeling unwell' and an ambulance was called as a 'precaution'. A spokesperson has since confirmed that she is 'feeling much better' and would like to thank BBC fans and her Strictly family for supporting her.
But the much-loved star is no stranger to health struggles, which she has candidly discussed over the years. In May 2023 she revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer . The then-32-year-old found a lump in her breast the day before going to the Maldives on her honeymoon with husband Ben Jones a month earlier in April 2023.
She admitted it wasn't easy to share the shock news but vowed to 'get back on the dancefloor'. Caerphilly-born Amy was diagnosed with grade three breast cancer, a term used to describe when cancer cells look abnormal and doctors fear they may spread more aggressively. Strictly Com.
