OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Amy Dowden is “feeling tender, bruised and sore” amid her cancer treatment.
The 32-year-old professional dancer was diagnosed with breast cancer in May and has been keeping fans updated on her progress via social media, in part to “help raise awareness” and encourage others to get checked.
She wrote on Instagram: “I’ve decided I want to share my chemo journey to help raise awareness, hopefully get others checking and for understanding what we go through.
“Port fitted! Wasn’t looking forward to it. Wasn’t easy… my veins! Feeling tender, bruised and sore but the port will help massively over the next few weeks and allow me to dance when I feel well enough.
“A port sits under the skin and the tube goes along my vein to the heart giving safe access for chemo (I believe, I’m no doctor!) (sic)”
Amy – who underwent a single mastectomy six days before to beginning her radiotherapy treatment – detailed how her condition had worsened, meaning she will not be able to compete for the Glitterball Trophy later this year.
She told an Instagram Live: “I was originally going to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment.
“They found another type of cancer and then they told me I needed chemo – for me that was a massive blow … 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.”
Amy – who has been told by bosses of the star-studded BBC One Latin and ballroom competition that she can return whenever she feels well enough – first broke the news of her cancer in May.
The star – who married fellow dancer Benjamin Jones last year – told Hello! magazine: “I’ve been through quite a lot in my life, and this is another hurdle. But if I’m positive and strong, I’ve got a really good chance of getting back out on the dancefloor as soon as possible.”
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