BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden makes 'tough' injury statement

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Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has said watching Saturday’s show from the sidelines will be “tough” as she wanted to celebrate one year since finishing chemotherapy on the dancefloor.The Welsh dancer, 34, returned to competing in the BBC show for its 20th anniversary series after missing out last year while undergoing cancer treatment.

However, she was forced to pull out of the competition earlier this week after suffering an insufficiency stress fracture to her foot.

Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine on Thursday, she said: “Saturday is going to be tough because I really wanted to be dancing on that floor to show myself how far I’ve had come in one year.” She explained that Saturday November 9 is a year since she rang the bell to mark the end of her chemotherapy treatment.The dancer revealed she had planned to dance the samba with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill, as she felt it would be a “joyful carnival happy dance”.

Gill will now be paired with professional Lauren Oakley, who stepped in to replace Dowden on last weekend’s show. After a couple of weeks of rest, Dowden is hoping to return to the dancefloor in some capacity. “I’m hoping to dance by the end of series and obviously next year, I got my tour with Carlos – Reborn.