Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden shared she was beginning her fifth round of chemotherapy in her latest health update.
The professional dancer, 33, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer earlier this year, shared a picture of herself from the hospital having the treatment on Instagram.
Amy, who recently shaved her head and has regularly kept her followers updated with her trips to hospital, waved at the camera and captioned the Story: ‘Chemo 5.’
Since being diagnosed, Amy has undergone a single mastectomy and is now having chemotherapy after doctors sadly found more tumours, which has also forced her out of Strictly 2023.
However, fans were delighted to see her included in the opening credits of the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, which has stars including Bobby Brazier and Amanda Abbington among the cast.
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Ahead of the first live show, Amy made it clear that she’s rooting for her co-stars.
Amy – who announced in June that she had undergone a mastectomy – posted photo of her dressed in Strictly glamour to her Instagram and wrote: ‘Happy live show day @bbcstrictly. Wishing the entire team a fabulous show and I know it’s going to be amazing!
‘I’ve been kept up to date with the pros and a few sneaky FaceTimes! Literally can’t wait to watch and support you all.
‘Hopefully, I’ll be there in a few weeks.’
Her words of encouragement came after Amy shared a video of her loved ones helping her shave her head as she revealed she had crossed the halfway point in her chemotherapy treatment.
She admitted this was the ‘hardest step so far having previously attempted to save her hair with a cold cap, however, sadly, it continued to fall out.
The dancer added: ‘I’ve not been able to take control of this journey so far, but as you can see with some of my loved ones I took the courage and control.’
She said it would ‘take some time’ to get used to her new look, but now she’s focused on getting back to being the ‘happy, dancing tea lover who talks way too fast, rolling every R and who is still there inside, with our without hair.’
Earlier this month, Amy joined her Strictly co-stars at the NTAs and looked radiant in a stunning tulle dress.
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