 Strictly Come Dancing fans across the UK have been getting emotional about Amy Dowden after she received support messages from Diane Buswell and Shirley Ballas. The Welsh dancer, 33, has been a regular face on the BBC reality competition since 2017, and finished as runner-up with Karim Zeroual in 2019. Sadly, Amy is set to miss the current series after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year – she is presently undergoing chemotherapy. A special guest appearance of some kind has been planned for Amy before this current season ends in December, but fans have been missing her all the same. And now they're in floods of tears after fellow pro dancer Diane and head judge Shirley sent her touching messages of support. Amy posted an emotional video of her immediate family cutting off pieces of her hair as she prepares to shave her head ahead of her chemo treatment. In a new video on Instagram, Amy Dowden let her family shave her hair off (Picture: Amy Dowden/Instagram) She said in the caption: 'I know it's only hair, but these past few months I've had what feels like so much taken away from me that has made me not feel like Amy.' 'I just wanted to keep my identity with my hair and I tried telling myself it wouldn't go. But I would dread the pain of waking up to the shredding every day.' Diane posted a message to Amy, saying: 'You are still all the things you were before, just with added strength and determination. 'One thing about you is you don't let anything take you over. You always said to me, 'I'm not Amy with Crohn's, I'm Amy the Dancer – you're still Amy the Dancer.' Amy (third from the left) is hoping to appear on Strictly this year (Picture: PA) Dianne Buswell has said Amy 'never lets anything take over her' (Picture: Shutterstock) In response, Shirley left a touching message that left Strictly viewers feeling incredibly emotional as she called her 'strong' an){kind=link}
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Strictly Come Dancing fans across the UK have been getting emotional about Amy Dowden after she received support messages from Diane Buswell and Shirley Ballas.
The Welsh dancer, 33, has been a regular face on the BBC reality competition since 2017, and finished as runner-up with Karim Zeroual in 2019.
Sadly, Amy is set to miss the current series after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year – she is presently undergoing chemotherapy.
A special guest appearance of some kind has been planned for Amy before this current season ends in December, but fans have been missing her all the same.