Amy Dowden's future on Strictly revealed after terrifying hospital dash amid show
Amy Dowden’s future on Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed, after the professional dancer fell ill at the end of Saturday night’s Halloween Week special over the weekend. Amy, who is partnered with JLS singer JB Gill, suffered a “medical emergency” following the live show and an ambulance was called to take her to hospital.
On Monday, 28 October’s episode of Strictly It Takes Two, an update regarding Amy’s position on the show was given - and it has been revealed that fellow pro dancer Lauren Oakley, who doesn’t have a celebrity partner in this year’s series, will step in for the star for this week’s rehearsals and will perform with JB on Saturday’s show.
“Amy Dowden MBE is doing much better and the Strictly family send her love and wish her well. She is delighted that fellow Professional Dancer, Lauren Oakley, is able to step in for rehearsals and to perform in Saturday’s show for JB Gill’s Couple’s Choice dance. We are all hopeful that Amy will be back to dance with JB next week,” said a Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson.
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Following the live show on Saturday, 26 October, which saw Amy and JB perform a foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader, a representative for Amy explained that an ambulance was called as “a precaution”. They said: “Amy was feeling unwell and so an ambulance was called as a precaution.
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“She is feeling much better and would like to thank the Strictly family for their love and concern. We request Amy's privacy in matters of health is kindly respected.”
Meanwhile, the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed the incident. “We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient, an adult female, was taken to Barnet Hospital for further care,” it said.
During the results show, which aired the following evening, host Tess Daly briefly touched on Amy's absence before kicking off the episode. “Before we get started, Amy is unable to be with us for tonight's show,” she said, before swiftly moving on.
While Amy herself has not posted on social media since the incident, her Strictly partner JB has shared an emotional post on Instagram in which he thanked viewers for their support. “On behalf of both @amydowden and I. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone for voting for us and wishing us well,” he wrote.
“We absolutely loved our performance on Saturday night and are SO grateful to be through to another week. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support.”
