Strictly star Amy in health update
STRICTLY Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has bravely shared an update following surgery after her recent breast cancer diagnosis.
The star, from Caerphilly, broke the sad news of her diagnosis last month.
Amy’s most recent health update comes after the 32-yearold told her Instagram followers she was “ready to fight” as she posed with a double thumbs-up from her hospital bed.
She captioned the defiant picture: “Step one to beating cancer! Rrrrrrready for this fight and more determined than ever to get back on the dance floor.”
The Caerphilly-born star was flooded with support from her Strictly family and friends.
And following surgery, Amy has shared a positive update with her social media followers, she wrote: “Surgery went well,” followed by a praying hand emoji.
Thanking hospital staff, Amy added: “Big thanks to my two surgeons and nurses who have been so utterly amazing and looking after me.”
Amy added: “Very sore but focusing on the positives they said the surgery went well!
“Thanks for all the support and messages.”
The British Champion, who also has Crohn’s disease, broke the news in May, telling her 328,000 followers: “Hey all, I’ve got some news which isn’t easy to share.
“I’ve recently been diagnosed with breast cancer but I’m determined to get back on that dancefloor before you know it. Welsh love Amy.”
When announcing her diagnosis, Amy also shared a candid interview she had done with Hello! Magazine, where she told the publication: “You just don’t ever think it’s going to happen to you.
“I hadn’t thought it was possible to get breast cancer at my age.
“My mum has had breast cancer but she had it at a later age, in her 50s.”