Amy Dowden makes major move with dance partner after Strictly Come Dancing blow

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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has invited her dance partner Carlos Gu to move in with her after spending Christmas together.The professional pair are gearing up for their UK tour titled Reborn, hot on the heels of Strictly Come Dancing 2024's finale.

Amid their packed schedules, 34-year-old Amy has commissioned builders to renovate a room in her Midlands home for Carlos.In a candid new interview, she opened up about her Strictly journey, the deliberate choice in pairing with Carlos, and the deeply personal connotations behind their tour's name. "Carlos is the perfect height for me," she confided to The Guardian."Same height as my husband, who was my dance partner.

It is important."Amy, who recently overcame a stage three breast cancer battle, described feeling "reborn" after being declared free of the disease last February.

And she shares that emotion with Carlos, who feels liberated in the UK.She disclosed: "We both feel reborn. Me after my cancer journey and him after moving to the UK and finally being able to – he feels – be true to himself."Being gay, he's accepted in the UK, where he can wear the clothes he wants and be the Carlos Gu that he had been holding back.