Strictly Come Dancing ‘s Amy Dowden has been hit with another cancer diagnosis following an MRI scan where doctors found further tumours in her body .
However, the Welsh starlet is bravely staying positive, with the help of fans.
The BBC star publicly revealed her stage three breast cancer diagnosis in May, before undergoing a mastectomy last month.
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The 32-year-old dancer has been candid with fans about her cancer journey since the beginning, sharing updates via social media.
On Friday, Amy partnered with breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! in an Instagram Live to share her devastating health update, as well as some advice.
(Image: Amy Dowden Instagram)
The dancer revealed she will be having chemotherapy after doctors discovered further tumours and a different type of cancer in her body.
Speaking on the Instagram live, Amy said: “…after my MRI, they found another tumour so then it changed into a mastectomy and then, after my mastectomy, unfortunately, they found even more tumours.
“And my pathology wasn’t what they were expecting, and they found another type of cancer and then they told me I needed chemo – for me that was a massive blow.
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“It wasn’t in the plan, originally – and I know the plan you can’t get fixated on.
“So, all of a sudden, then I realised, and you get scared, but the oncologist did say that with chemo I’ve got a really good chance of a cure.
“I was really scared and I didn’t want to do chemo but then seeing someone like yourself (Erin) who’s carried on and for me straightaway it was my dancing, like, you can take away my boob but you can’t take my dancing away from me and that’s what I get really upset about.”
(Image: Amy Dowden Instagram)
Amy joined Strictly in 2017 as a ballroom and Latin dancer, and was hopeful she’d compete again on the BBC show later this year.
However, her shock diagnosis has put a spanner in the works for her return.
She continued: “This year it means I’m not going to be able to dance with a celebrity on Strictly but I’m in such regular contact with the team. The BBC have just been utterly incredible.
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“We are just one big family and they’re going to be guided by me and there’s so many ways to be involved in the show.
‘”I’m just staying really positive and hopeful that I’m still going to be part of the show in some way and my aim is to continue dancing – the oncologist said to me movement is really, really good for people on chemo, it’s important. So that was encouraging.’
Fans quickly took to Instagram and Twitter to share their support and thank her for her bravery.
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One Twitter user wrote, “Wishing you all the best. Stay strong @dowden_amy” whilst another agreed, “you are incredible, brave, absolutely beautiful inside and out and an inspiration to us all love you loads you’ve got this beautiful xx”
Fans also flooded Amy’s Instagram comments, many of whom were cancer survivors that were eager to share advice.
One fan wrote, “Think of it as the hardest dance you’ve ever learnt, take one step at a time & before you know it, you’ll be mastering that dance floor & showing others the best way to do it”
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Another penned, “Amy please take some hope from me. 20 years ago when I was 30 before I was married and had children. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a mastectomy, reconstruction and all my lymph nodes removed…I went on to have 2 wonderful daughters without any fertility treatment and enjoy every day to the fullest.”
Amy thanked everyone for their encouragement, writing on her Instagram story: “ Just want to thank everyone for their love and support.
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“I’ll tackle this next step the best I can and very blessed to have the love and support of my family and friends along with you guys, thank you!
“The rest of the year looked very different to what was planned but hopefully I’ll enter 2024 cancer free and I’ll never take anything for granted and promise to live life to the full!”
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