The courageous ballroom ace, known for lighting up the Strictly Come Dancing stage, opened up about her abrupt exit from the show due to a serious foot injury.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has addressed the possibility to return to the show following her exit.

Dowden will be replaced by fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley as Gill’s dance partner for the remainder of the competition. However, she hinted on BBC’s It Takes Two that she hopes to appear back on the Strictly stage before the end of the season.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden will not be returning to the series this year, a spokesperson has said. Dowden was taken to hospital as a "precaution" after she began "feeling unwell" during the main show two Saturdays ago.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has said the injury that caused her to pull out of the competition was “nothing to do with any previous health scares”.Dowden, 34, returned to competing in the BBC show for its 20th anniversary series after missing out last year while undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Dowden had to miss Strictly 2023 too, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and had previously told of her joy at making it back onto the show. The star broke her foot last year after finishing her cancer treatment but speaking on Strictly spin-off It Takes Two she said this time she had suffered a stress fracture and that it was unrelated.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has given an update to fans of the show after she suffered a foot injury.