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Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has taken part in a documentary to share on living with Crohn's disease.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have fallen in love with Scots contestant JJ Chalmers already. The ex- Royal Marine featured on the pre-series 18 episode of the popular BBC reality show on Saturday evening.

But the condition she has kept hidden for years as she found it hard to accept has made her even more determined to succeed on the dance floor.Amy, who has been filmed for the show Strictly Amy: Crohns And Me, told the Daily Express she had learned to manage her condition and said: “Strictly and the producers have changed my life - they wanted to help me in the best way.“I am on top of it all, I am on top of my meds and the adrenalin keeps me going as well and my passion.“I’ve been lucky, I have never missed a live show - my body has held out.“I always see my doctor if I get the slightest problem.”She added: “I was hospitalised at 19 for six weeks and missed the biggest championships of the year.“I know how it feels to have my dancing taken

Amy Dowden, 28, was supposed to be having her hen party this year, but due to current social distancing restrictions and the coronavirus pandemic, the event has now been cancelled.The pro dancer said she felt "sorry" for her sister and friends who had worked "so hard" and put in such an incredible effort to make the occasion come together.Amy exclusively told Express.co.uk: "I was absolutely gutted my hen party had to be cancelled."I know my sister, who is my maid of honour, and bridesmaids had worked really hard arranging lots of fun surprises for me, I feel so sorry for them. "It was all a surprise, so I've no idea what was planned, but I know it would have been fun and, to be honest, I was just looking forward to seeing all my friends

she’s ‘not afraid’ to give birth.Appearing on The One Show earlier this week, the 35-year-old insisted: ‘It will be interesting.

weddings have had to be pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic – including Amy Dowden’s. The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 28, is engaged to her dance partner Ben Jones and the pair were due to tie the knot this July. Their big day was two years into the planning but the pandemic has meant that the couple have moved it back a year after ruling out a socially-distanced wedding so that their loved ones could all be there.Amy told Metro.co.uk: ‘Obviously we were absolutely gutted because so much planning goes into a wedding, we’ve been planning it for two years and there was the excitement and the build up to it.‘As soon as lockdown happened, my family and I and my partner were speaking and we thought this wedding doesn’t look too

Like many of us, Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden, 28, and her fiancé Benjamin Jones have been finding ways to stay occupied at home amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Amy Dowden, 28, has revealed she is currently self-isolating during the coronavirus outbreak after being in hospital.The Strictly Come Dancing professional updated fans on her health during an Instagram live Q&A session alongside her 2019 dance partner Karim Zeroual.The CBBC presenter joined the video from his home, while Amy was seen speaking from the house she shares with her fiancé Benjamin Jones.The Ballroom and Latin dancer got onto the subject when a fan asked the duo: “What are you doing at the moment to keep yourself entertained at the moment in isolation?”Amy explained in response: “I am a very busy bee, as you know Karim, you’re always telling me to slow down and take a break.”Agreeing with his former dance partner, Karim replied:

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden, 28, has told fans she has been quiet on social media due to being in hospital.The dancer went on to praise the NHS for helping her in the wake of the coronavirus spread across the UK.In view of her 160,000 followers, she wrote: “Sorry I’ve been so quiet, unfortunately [I'm] in hospital with my condition."The NHS are working so hard and we are so lucky to have them."Stay safe and healthy all.

Karim Zeroual, 26, admitted he “hated” the Viennese Waltz he performed with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amy Dowden on the series last year.The television personality, who reached the final of the BBC show, explained he was “so gutted” to have made a mistake during the Ballroom routine and couldn’t believe that he “cried” over it.In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, The Heat Is On: Sport Relief star revealed: “My main thing was to watch each dance back and be happy with it myself.“There was a couple, like my Viennese Waltz, I hated, I cried on TV, I messed up and I was so gutted. “You put your life and soul into this show and you’re training all week and to go out on Saturday and put a foot wrong and I can’t believe I

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden, 28, was due to marry her long-term partner Ben Jones this month, but the pair have had to push their wedding back to next year, due to the coronavirus.Amy said she was “naive” to think her wedding could still go ahead this month and admitted “many tears were shed” when they had to postpone their big day.“I’m not gonna lie, many tears were shed.“At the beginning of lockdown I was quite naive and thought July was far enough away for it to have been possible.“But, at the end of the day, over 40,000 people have lost their lives.Janette Manrara says husband Aljaz is 'taking some time for himself'“We’re still going to get married,” she added to The Sun.She went on to say July 25, which was meant to

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has insisted that the celebrities competing in this year's series should not be concerned about the infamous 'curse' - as none of the dancers are looking for love.

Amy Dowden, 28, has revealed that the Strictly Come Dancing producers have been working overtime to ensure that the new season can go ahead.The star said that she “cant wait” to be dancing again and believes this is what the nation “needs right now”.Amy exclusively told Express.co.uk: “I cannot wait for the new season of Strictly! I’ve got all this energy built up, I’m ready to burst! “Dancing at home isn’t quite the same, I can’t wait to be dancing 12-14 hours a day until I ache all over.  “And of course I’m looking forward to being around my Strictly family again."She added: “The producers are working really hard to make it happen and I really believe it is what the nation needs right now."Amy has been a part of the Strictly Come Dancing

Amy Dowden, 28, has suffered from Crohn’s disease since she was a teenager, and this can mean that flare-ups will require urgent access to a toilet.The government has enforced public toilet restrictions around the country, due to coronavirus, and the Strictly Come Dancing pro has said the move is a “cause for concern”.Amy exclusively told Express.co.uk: “Public toilets being closed is a problem for Crohn’s and Colitis sufferers. “I think it is something that we are always aware of when you go out, you are always checking what toilet facilities are available near you.“If they are closed this will be a cause of concern if you were to go too far from home at the moment.”Amy’s concerns come after a recent report that a man with Crohn’s disease

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has dished on which celeb would be her dream partner on the dancefloor.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine star has spoken out about fellow dancer as a bride-to-be since being forced to amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an exclusive interview with , Amy opened up about the effect of the virus on her big day with professional dancer Ben Jones (which was ), and said, "It's a new countdown to get excited about.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden, 28, caught up with Kevin Clifton, 37, on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show to discuss her time on the show with Karim Zeroual, 26, last year.The dancing duo made it through to the final of the show, but had to fight for their place in a dance-off in week 10, despite being at the top of the leaderboard.Amy and Karim impressed the four judges with their couple’s choice contemporary routine to Drops Of Jupiter by With Confidence.The pair received high scores from the judges, but failed to receive enough public votes to avoid the dance-off.They competed for their place in the competition against Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard, who the judges chose to send home.Speaking to ex Strictly pro Kevin,

Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton, 37, and fellow co-star Amy Dowden, 28, discussed the time footballer Alex Scott hit the headlines last year as rumours suggested she "kicked off" at her dance partner Neil Jones, 38.The professional dancer explained how Alex was "ranting" after the rumours emerged.While Kevin was joined by Strictly dancer Amy Dowden on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, the pair went into detail about how Alex had to practice her routine with two different dancers as Neil was injured.Kevin began to say: "I remember there was a certain situation where I had to step in and dance with Alex [Scott] when Neil was injured."Neil was doing his runs and practicing and I was sat by waiting to be on standby, just in