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Strictly Come Dancing prima Amy Dowden volition not beryllium returning to the bid this year, a spokesperson has said.
Dowden was taken to hospital arsenic a "precaution" aft she began "feeling unwell" during the main amusement 2 Saturdays ago.
On Monday, a Strictly spokesperson said the nonrecreational dancer volition not travel backmost arsenic she "focuses connected her betterment pursuing a ft injury".
Fellow pro Lauren Oakley volition instrumentality her place, pairing up with Dowden's personage partner, JLS vocalist JB Gill.
"The full Strictly household sends Amy emotion and good wishes," the spokesperson added.
Oakley stood successful for Dowden past Saturday, with the brace performing a Bruno Mars medley scoring 39 points.
It took them to the associated apical of the leaderboard, alongside erstwhile Love Island prima Tasha Ghouri and her creation spouse Aljaz Skorjanec.
Dowden returned to the Strictly line-up successful 2024, having missed the erstwhile bid aft being diagnosed with bosom cancer.
Two Saturdays ago, an ambulance was called to Elstree Studios successful Borehamwood erstwhile the dancer began feeling unwell.
The pursuing day, a spokesperson for the dancer said the ambulance "was called arsenic a precaution" and that she was present "feeling overmuch better".
But successful a connection connected Monday, a Strictly spokesperson said: “Sadly, Amy Dowden MBE volition not beryllium partaking successful the remainder of the contention this year.
"Whilst Amy focuses connected her betterment pursuing a ft injury, chap nonrecreational dancer, Lauren Oakley, volition measurement successful arsenic JB’s creation partner."
The spokesperson said the "health and wellbeing" of everyone connected the amusement are ever "the utmost priority".
Dowden 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 was aboriginal fixed the all-clear.
Dowden opened up astir her ordeal with bosom crab successful a BBC documentary, Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, which was broadcast successful September.
She besides has Crohn's illness - a lifelong information which causes parts of the digestive strategy to go inflamed - and has antecedently spoken astir its toll connected her health.
Oakley, who did not person a personage spouse this year, joined the BBC amusement successful 2022.
Last year, Oakley was partnered with Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy. The brace finished successful eighth place.
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