PAStrictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden was rushed to hospital after collapsing backstage throughout final evening’s predominant present.
An ambulance was referred to as to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood on Saturday when the dancer started feeling unwell.
Dowden returned to the Strictly line-up in 2024, having missed the earlier collection after being identified with breast most cancers.
A spokesperson for the dancer stated the ambulance “was referred to as as a precaution” and that she was now “feeling a lot better”.
PAAn East of England Ambulance Service spokesman stated: “We have been referred to as simply after 21:00 BST on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.
“An ambulance was despatched to the scene. One affected person, an grownup feminine, was transported to Barnet Hospital for additional care.”
In an announcement, Dowden’s spokesperson defined: “Amy was feeling unwell and so an ambulance was referred to as as a precaution.
“She is feeling a lot better and want to thank the Strictly household for his or her love and concern.”
They added: “We request Amy’s privateness in issues of well being is kindly revered.”
PAAmy was initially identified with stage three breast most cancers aged 32 in Might 2023, after discovering a lump in her breast the day earlier than she went on her honeymoon.
The now-34-year-old was identified once more later that very same 12 months. She returned to hospital in August 2024 for additional assessments, as medical doctors have been involved about abnormalities in her breast after a check-up.
She opened up about her ordeal with breast most cancers in a BBC documentary, Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, which was broadcast in September.
“It was an thrilling new chapter in my life, however discovering a lump on my breast modified my life,” she stated when asserting the documentary.
Regardless of lacking final 12 months’s collection due to her sickness, Dowden was ready to participate within the group dance in the course of the last in December – and this season has been paired up with JLS singer JB Gill.
She stated she was “so happy I could burst” after her first reside efficiency. The duo topped the judges’ leaderboard after being awarded 31 factors for his or her waltz to After I Want You by singer Leo Sayer.
