Amy Dowden makes triumphant Strictly return ‘for her family’ after cancer treatment - ‘They struggled just as much as I did having to watch me go through it,’ the dancer said

Amy Dowden said she was "so happy I could burst" after her first live Strictly Come Dancing performance since being treated for breast cancer. The 24-year-old professional and her celebrity partner, singer JB Gill,

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden, who missed out on having a celebrity partner last year amid her treatment for breast cancer, said she was “so happy” after her performance during the series first live show.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden has said tonight's first live performance since her return to the series will be "beautiful for my family". The 34-year-old said her celebrity partner, JLS singer JB Gill, had made the 20th anniversary series of the BBC dancing show the "perfect comeback" after overcoming breast cancer.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden said she was delighted with a 'perfect comeback' as she returned to the ballroom floor on Saturday night following her treatment for cancer.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has received a standing ovation in an emotional return to the ballroom. The professional dancer, who has been on the hit BBC show since 2017, was notably absent from last year's series after being diagnosed with breast cancer.