Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has spoken about how she was “ready to hang up my dancing shoes” after receiving treatment for breast cancer.
Dowden, who has been a professional dancer on the BBC show since 2017, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023.
In an interview with former Busted star Matt Willis on his podcast On The Mend, Dowden discussed having to take time off the show while she had chemotherapy and underwent two mastectomies.
Dowden said that when she returned, “I’d lost everything as a dancer, my flexibility, my speed – everything I worked 20 years for”.
She said she was grateful for all the support she had received from her…