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Amy Dowden was told she was "home" aft returning pursuing crab treatment
Amy Dowden said she was "so blessed I could burst" aft her archetypal unrecorded Strictly Come Dancing show since being treated for bosom cancer.
The 24-year-old nonrecreational and her personage partner, vocalist JB Gill, topped the judges' leaderboard aft being awarded 31 points for their waltz to When I Need You by vocalist Leo Sayer.
Dowden missed retired connected appearing successful the past bid aft disclosing her diagnosis successful May past year, earlier subsequently undergoing chemotherapy and a mastectomy.
During Saturday night's show, caput justice Shirley Ballas told her: "You're location wherever you beryllium and I person to accidental that choreography was perfectly outstanding."
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola scored 30 points for their creation to Dolly Parton's 9 To 5
The programme was the archetypal unrecorded amusement successful the latest bid which began past weekend, 20 years aft the contention successful its existent format archetypal aired connected the BBC
Neither of this year's shows person addressed the caller allegations by erstwhile contestants of abusive behaviour from dancing partners - which led to 2 professionals leaving.
Dowden, who hails from Caerphilly successful Wales, was doubly diagnosed with crab past year, and has spoken antecedently of being hopeless to instrumentality to the show.
There were besides celebrations for DIY SOS prima Nick Knowles, who jived with Luba Mushtuk to We Built This City by Starship connected his 62nd birthday.
After their performance, Knowles was fixed a barroom by nonrecreational dancer Carlos Gu, who appeared successful a high-vis overgarment and builder's hat. Gu past grabbed a portion of the barroom and pushed it successful Knowles' face.
Nick Knowles celebrated his 62nd day successful benignant with a jive
Judge Anton Du Beke said Knowles' and Mushtuk's show had been "uplifting", with them scoring them 18 points overall.
Former X Factor victor Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu danced the Samba to Do I Do by Stevie Wonder, earning them 21 points successful total.
But justice Craig Revel Horwood criticised the performance, saying it "failed miserably".
He said: "It was much similar a salsa... This, for me, didn't spell acold capable into the satellite of samba."
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec danced to Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso
Elsewhere, Strictly's archetypal unsighted contestant, comedian Chris McCausland, was told helium was "fabulous" aft his show with Dianne Buswell.
The brace performed a cha cha to Beatles deed Twist And Shout and were awarded 23 points.
Anton Du Beke said: "It was 1 of the astir bonzer things I've ever seen successful my full life."
Head justice Shirley Ballas said: "I'm rather shocked and precise affectional - fabulous."
Former tract hockey subordinate Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin performed a foxtrot to Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes, gaining 23 points.
Singer Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones danced the tango to Ray Of Light by Madonna which was besides criticised by Revel Horwood and received lone 12 points from the judges.
Love Island contestant Tasha Ghouri and creation spouse Aljaz Skorjanec were fixed 30 points for their cha cha to Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso.
Skorjanec said it was a "beautiful moment" to spot Ghouri, who is deaf, instrumentality disconnected her cochlear implant towards the extremity of the creation truthful they could "just consciousness 1 different and conscionable creation together".
TV property Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal danced the paso doble to Breathe by The Prodigy, netting 17 points.
Comedic histrion Sarah Hadland and past year's Strictly victor Vito Coppola were awarded 30 points aft their creation to Dolly Parton's 9 To 5.
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