Viewers in tears as ‘inspirational’ Amy Dowden’s ‘tough’ cancer documentary airs

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27 Aug 2024, 08:23

Amy Dowden’s new documentary has aired, and it left followers feeling very emotional because it detailed her most cancers journey.

The Strictly Come Dancing star was recognized with stage three breast most cancers in Might 2023 on the age of 32, after discovering a lump in her breast. She underwent a mastectomy and battled sepsis, in addition to a blood clot on her lung, earlier than having what she hoped was her remaining chemo remedy in November. 

She didn’t compete within the final sequence of Strictly attributable to her remedy, however did seem within the remaining. In February, she introduced that she has “no proof of illness”.

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Final night time (twenty sixth August), a one-hour BBC documentary adopted the dancer by essentially the most turbulent yr of her life, by her most cancers journey and her fertility remedy.

Titled Strictly Amy: Most cancers and Me, the programme left followers feeling emotional, they usually took to social media to share their love for the dancer. 

One wrote: “I cried watching Amy, what a beautiful girl so courageous, I want you properly for the long run, and look ahead to watching you on Strictly very quickly. Plenty of love 💖🙏”

One other added: “Simply watched this documentary… what an inspirational younger girl 💚”

A viewer wrote: “This Amy Dowden story is a troublesome watch. Gulp. What an extremely sturdy & courageous girl,” whereas another person known as it “a troublesome however actually highly effective watch 💔😢”

An X consumer wrote: “Amy Dowden is such an unimaginable human with the brightest smile. Didn’t cease crying all the hour of that present, seeing her on the finish again in Elstree was magic. Launch present can’t come quick sufficient to see her again the place she belongs. What an inspiration!!”

Another person commented: “This Amy Dowden documentary is heartbreaking but completely stunning, what an unimaginable girl. The power and style she confirmed in the course of the hardest level in her life is simply unbelievable.”

Talking forward of the discharge of the hard-hitting documentary, Amy mentioned: “I’ve discovered having my hair, my eyebrows, my eyelashes stripped away from me. I gained two stone in weight, I used to be on steroids, chemo, damaged foot – you identify it – and I’ve discovered that look actually doesn’t matter. Your soul shines by. I used to be stripped naked and nonetheless accepted. I’ve learnt to like and admire each single second much more in life.”

Amy is making a full-time return to Strictly Come Dancing this yr. Learn which celebs are set to take to the dance flooring right here.

When head decide Shirley Ballas joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Present earlier this yr, she informed Chris: “The present, if you assume it may well’t get any higher… and I do know I say it yearly, it is a bit cliche, however they’ve actually obtained some incredible issues lined up for this yr.”

Strictly Amy: Most cancers and Me is obtainable to view on BBC iPlayer.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.