Strictly’s Amy Dowden makes unexpected appearance in opening number amid cancer battle

Amy Dowden pulled out all the stops to deliver a show-stopping performance on Strictly Come Dancing this evening, in spite of her ongoing battle with breast cancer. The surprise appearance took place just weeks after she vowed that she’d make it back onto the show – and that BBC bosses were already looking into possible wigs for her as she battles chemotherapy-related hair loss. Sharing snaps of herself with fellow pros such as Dianne Buswell and Nikita Kuzmin, the 33-year-old star looked absolutely stunning and elated to be in the public eye again. She shared the news in an emotional post on Instagram in view of 560,000 followers just three hours before her electrifying appearance in the opening number of tonight’s Strictly show was unveiled. “Tune in tonight for the first results show of the series!” she encouraged fans, adding: “The standard this year is insane!”