BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden forced to quit as show announces JB Gill future

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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden won't be taking part in the rest of the competition, it has been announced. The dancer was forced to miss the latest live show with celebrity dance partner JB Gill after "falling ill" the previous weekend.

It was previously revealed that Amy began to feel unwell after her performance with JLS band member JB and was rushed to hospital during the show's Halloween special at the end of last month, forcing her to miss the week six results show.

The 34-year-old then wasn't able to rehearse with JB last and therefore didn't perform during the latest live show on Saturday night (November 2) and Lauren Oakley, who does not have a celebrity pairing on this year's series of the BBC One dance competition, instead stepped. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star puts 'huge spanner' in competition after transformation hailed She rehearsed with JB before joining him to perform the live couple's choice routine to a Bruno Mars medley during Strictly's first-ever 'Icons Week', which saw the pair bag JB's first 10s of the series, resulting in a near-perfect score of 39 out of a possible 40 points.

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.