Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has confessed she would not be right here immediately with out the tv present.
The dancer, 34, was declared cancer-free early this yr after being recognized with the illness in 2023.
Dowden discovered a lump in her breast and needed to pause her position in final yr’s Strictly Come Dancing competitors, often making visitor appearances as she obtained therapy.
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The TV character has addressed her analysis with Radio Occasions, revealing she owes the dancing present her life.
“Finally, Strictly saved my life,” she admitted whereas reflecting on when she labored with the breast most cancers charity Coppafeel.
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Dowden and her dancing companion Tom Fletcher braved a hike on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales in 2022 to lift cash for breast most cancers analysis.
The Strictly star says this work allowed her to higher perceive the way to take care of herself.
“I used to be 32 years outdated. I used to be a bodily match dancer on Strictly, I would just bought married. Mammograms do not begin till you are in your 50s,” she confessed.
“[But] I met some unbelievable individuals on that journey who’d had breast most cancers of their 20s. I used to be pondering, ‘I am being a hypocrite, trekking to lift consciousness for checking your self, and I do not even do it!'”
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The expertise led Dowden to commonly give herself self-examinations, and simply months later, she discovered a lump and was recognized with breast most cancers.
In November 2023, Dowden took to Instagram to share that she had completed her chemotherapy and mirror on her most cancers expertise.
“My hardest journey but! These previous few months I look again and assume how did my physique get by this each bodily and mentally.
“From the phrases I am so sorry Amy, it is most cancers and what’s your fertility plans. To having a mastectomy, two weeks later hormone day by day injections for egg retrieval, somewhat Crohns flare up after which on to chemo plus shutting down my ovaries on the identical day which sadly result in sepsis, blood clots, shedding my hair, my eyebrows, lashes (I’ve a couple of hanging in there) and three toe nails 🤣.
Her put up concluded: “Now please keep in mind to test yourselves, if you happen to aren’t who’s?!”
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