Amy Dowden rushed to hospital during Strictly show

Strictly Come Dancing prima Amy Dowden was rushed to infirmary aft collapsing backstage during past night's main show.

An ambulance was called to Elstree Studios successful Borehamwood connected Saturday erstwhile the dancer began feeling unwell.

Dowden returned to the Strictly line-up successful 2024, having missed the erstwhile bid aft being diagnosed with bosom cancer.

A spokesperson for the dancer said the ambulance "was called arsenic a precaution" and that she was present "feeling overmuch better".

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called conscionable aft 21:00 BST connected Saturday to be a aesculapian exigency astatine Elstree Studios successful Borehamwood.

"An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an big female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care."

In a statement, Dowden's spokesperson explained: "Amy was feeling unwell and truthful an ambulance was called arsenic a precaution.

"She is feeling overmuch amended and would similar to convey the Strictly household for their emotion and concern."

They added: "We petition Amy's privateness successful matters of wellness is kindly respected."

Amy was initially diagnosed with signifier 3 bosom crab aged 32 successful May 2023, aft uncovering a lump successful her bosom the time earlier she went connected her honeymoon.

The now-34-year-old was diagnosed again aboriginal that aforesaid year. She returned to infirmary successful August 2024 for further tests, arsenic doctors were acrophobic astir abnormalities successful her bosom aft a check-up.

She opened up astir her ordeal with bosom crab successful a BBC documentary, Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, which was broadcast successful September.

"It was an breathtaking caller section successful my life, but uncovering a lump connected my bosom changed my life," she said erstwhile announcing the documentary.

Despite missing past year's bid due to the fact that of her illness, Dowden was capable to instrumentality portion successful the radical creation during the last successful December - and this play has been paired up with JLS vocalist JB Gill.

She said she was "so blessed I could burst" aft her archetypal unrecorded performance. The duo topped the judges' leaderboard aft being awarded 31 points for their waltz to When I Need You by vocalist Leo Sayer.