Amy Dowden has broken her silence following the announcement of the Strictly Come Dancing line-up. The Caerphilly-born professional has been confirmed for this year's competition after she missed the 2023 series following her breast cancer diagnosis. The 33-year-old was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer after finding a lump days before her honeymoon last year.
Since then Amy has undergone a mastectomy, chemotherapy, suffered a blot clot, sepsis , and fractured her foot , all while bravely and relentlessly sharing her journey with her fans in the hope of raising awareness. Earlier this year, Amy revealed in a joyous message that there was "no evidence of disease" following her cancer treatment and that it was "time to look ahead" following her "toughest year". Amy will now compete in the 2024 series of Strictly alongside Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola.
READ MORE: Alex Jones reacts to 'terribly sad' news as she reaches out to The One Show viewers LATEST: Gethin Jones says 'it doesn't feel real' following Michael Mosley's last Morning Live appearance Following the announcement, Amy took to Instagram where she broke her silence and told her 661K followers: "I'm so happy and grateful to be back on @bbcstrictly. MY HEART IS SO HAPPY. "The best team on an.