Strictly’s Amy Dowden reveals horrific moment she was body-shamed by pro dancer who shouted ‘she’s got a fat bum’
thesun.co.ukAMY Dowden has shared details of the horrif body-shaming she expereinced in the dancing industry. Strictly star Amy, who suffers from Crohn's disease, revealed she had received shocking comments from a fellow professional dancer who told her she had a 'thick middle' and a 'fat bottom'.
Amy opened up on the horrific abuse in a chat with the BBC where she admitted that the body-shaming began in her early career when she was only 19 years old.
The dancer, who takes steroids to help manage the condition, said: "I can remember doing a dance competition when I was about 19 or 20, I'd been on a really high dose of steroids and it bloated me a lot - and my face changed, I called it the guinea pig face.
My costume was really tight. "It took me a lot to get on the dance floor. I remember walking onto the floor and this professional dancer shouted out "she's got a fat bottom" and a "thick middle" - well, that's the polite way of saying it.
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