Amy Dowden breaks silence and says her 'heart is breaking' as BBC Strictly Come Dancing return comes to brutal end

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Amy Dowden has said her 'heart is breaking' as she's been forced to leave the current series of Strictly Come Dancing. The dancer made a triumphant return to the dance show earlier this year after being forced to miss the 2023 series while undergoing cancer treatment.

But Amy was forced to miss the latest live show with celebrity dance partner JB Gill after "falling ill" the previous weekend.

As the 34-year-old then wasn't able to rehearse with JB last week, she therefore didn't perform during the latest live show on Saturday night (November 2).

Her fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley, who does not have a celebrity pairing on this year's series of the BBC One dance competition, instead stepped in and went on to perform JB's couple's choice routine to a Bruno Mars medley during Strictly's first-ever 'Icons Week' to a score of 39 out of a possible 40. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star puts 'huge spanner' in competition after transformation hailed But it's now been confirmed that Lauren will continue in the competition with JB as Amy pulls out to focus on her recovery from a foot injury.