Amy Dowden’s heartbreaking statement in full as she pulls out of Strictly Come Dancing again for surgery liennhi
AMY Dowden has revealed she’s been forced to pull out of the current series for emergency surgery following her battle with cancer.
Strictly professional Amy, 35, took to Instagram to share the update with fans, reassuring them that she hadn’t been diagnosed with the disease again.
Sharing a statement on Instagram, she wrote: “As you all know I’ve always been very open about my health and the care I receive.
“So I’d like to start by being clear that what I am about to share is not to treat a new cancer diagnosis.
“However, following a recent appointment with my incredible medical team, we’ve decided that I’ll be having another mastectomy this week.
“They’re confident that, all going well, I can expect a straightforward recovery.
“Once I have healed I look forward to rejoining my Strictly family.”
Amy added: “Of course I’m going to miss not being there so much but I will be watching from home and look forward to cheering everyone on. Thank you always for all the support.”
Fans rushed to send messages, with one writing: “Sending you lots of love for a speedy recovery.”
And someone else said: “Oh Amy I’m so sorry you’re having to go through this. Wishing you all the best with the surgery and your recovery.”
She was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023, and underwent an initial mastectomy.
Then just a couple of months later she was told she had another type of cancer, which was found elsewhere in the body.
In August 2024, her return to Strictly was thrown into chaos when doctors raised concerns about abnormalities in her breast following a check-up, yet she was thankfully given the all clear.
Amy was paired with Apprentice star Thomas Skinner for this year’s show.
But Tom, 34, became the first celebrity to get the boot after a dance off with rugby star Chris Robshaw.
‘You can’t rush something like that…’: MAFS UK groom’s mum left horrified as bride Leisha gushes about having three kids during their first meeting — leaving Reiss speechless and viewers cringing over the painfully awkward exchange… - suong
MAFS UK groom Reiss’ mum warned his wife Leisha to ‘slow down’ as she spoke about plans for three kids during her first meeting with her.
E4 viewers saw Reiss Boyce marry Leisha Lightbody arrive as latecomers before tying the knot and attempt to navigate their new life as husband and wife.
The couple, who’ve had a rocky relationship so far, seemed to be going from strength to strength during homestays week recently.
But while meeting Reiss’ mum, Leisha appeared to be a few steps ahead of her husband – an ongoing theme for the couple during the series so far.
The three of them met for drinks and it seemed warm and friendly to begin with, but Reiss’ mum was soon to express her fears as talk turned to children.
“We’ve been getting on like a house on fire,” Reiss told his mum, who seemed pleased with their relationship status.
Leisha confirmed what Reiss had said, and then proudly added: “We’ve got
Reiss and his mum appeared visibly shocked, as Reiss told the camera separately: “I was not expecting Leisha to bring up children.”
Reiss’ mum questioned: “So you’re talking about having children already? I think you’ve got to leave it a while.”
She went on to warn Leisha: “You can’t rush anything as serious as having children.”
But brushing her advice to one side, Leisha said back: “Well I need to pop three out so…”
Reiss’ mum was left with her head in her hands after the awkward conversation.
“No you don’t, for goodness sake,” she said, as she looked down at the table in disbelief.
Leisha told the camera: “Darling, I’m 32 this year. I’ll be popping those sprogs out in a year.”
Clearly seeing the funny side, Leisha has since commented beneath the clip shared on the official MAFS Instagram, writing: “Do yous want to know the baby names now that’s the question.”
The children’s chatter continued as the couple headed to Edinburgh for Leisha’s leg of the Homestays, during which she picked out kids’ outfits from a shop and asked Reiss which he preferred.
Keen to put the subject matter to one side, Reiss warned his persistent wife that they should park that conversation for the time being.
Reiss previously had a brush with fame after
The pair were smitten with each other before abruptly calling things off.
Earlier this month, Dani appeared to hint that she was still seeing Reiss up until a few weeks ago.
Dani took to her Instagram Story and shared a screenshot someone wrote, which read: “I saw him with that bird from Towie last month.”
Alongside the post, Dani added the side eyes emoji, hinting there was some truth to it.
She later appeared to take a savage dig at him while suggesting his relationship with Leisha didn’t last once cameras stopped rolling.
Taking to her TikTok, she wrote: “When your ex gets a new gf so I crack one more time just to remind myself that he is indeed still easy & accessible and that’s exactly why I left.”
Reiss and Leisha got off to a bad start at their wedding reception when Leisha pummelled Reiss with questions about his life.
Things went from bad to worse on the way back from the honeymoon, when Leisha threw up on herself after drinking and chatted to another man at the back of a plane for what Reiss says was “an hour.”
This week, they admitted to a problem they were having in the bedroom department.
In an awkward exchange they revealed how Leisha would prefer more spontaneous sex, while Reiss wanted a rumble under the sheets when the lights are out and then off to bed,
Asked what could help improve their sex life, turning to Reiss, Leisha said: “Obviously, you need to open up a lot more.”
Talking to the experts, the bride added: “He needs to be a little bit more vulnerable, cuddling, kissing.”
Reiss then told the experts: “One of the things was, I’m not spontaneous enough, in the bedroom. Okay. We’ve got routines.”
Asked by Paul what these “routines are”, the groom replied: “We get to it, like, say, in the evening, whereas I think Leisha wants it a little bit more, I don’t know, lunchtime, lunchtime, morning, like, anytime you get some, you know.”
