Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden is to open up about her ordeal with breast cancer in a new BBC documentary.
The film, with the working title Amy Dowden: Fight of My Life, will be broadcast on BBC One this summer.
It will be shown ahead of her return to Strictly, after she missed last year’s series because of her illness.
The Welsh dancer was diagnosed in April 2023, at the age of 32, after finding a lump in her breast the day before she went on her honeymoon.
“It was an exciting new chapter in my life, but finding a lump on my breast changed my life,” she said in a statement announcing the documentary.
“I never thought at my age I would get cancer and, despite having family members and friends who were cancer survivors, had no idea just what the impact on my life would be.
“I’ve learnt so much about myself and what a cancer diagnosis means on this journey.
“I hope others find hope and strength from this film, and that it encourages everyone to check themselves, no matter what age you are.”
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