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Strictly skilled Lauren Oakley has damaged her silence after completely changing Amy Dowden on the BBC dance show.

Lauren stepped in to take the place of the 34-year-old dancer, who collapsed backstage and was rushed to the hospital during Halloween Special Week on Saturday, October 26.

With Amy unable to carry out, Lauren stepped in to take her place and delivered a Couple’s Choice routine with JLS star JB Gill.

They danced to a Bruno Mars medley over the weekend and earned an spectacular rating of 39 factors, which was matched by Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec.

Although she wasn’t capable of dance, Amy made a return to the studio and shared that she was “feeling much better.”

The Strictly professional, who needed to miss final 12 months’s show whereas battling most cancers however had obtained the “all clear” to take part within the present collection, has now been pressured to withdraw for the rest of the competitors to concentrate on her restoration.

This night, Monday, November 4, delivered the unhappy information to followers. She took to her Instagram web page to write down: “My heart is breaking right now. The past few months I finally felt like me again. Cancer was no longer the first thing I thoughtof when I woke up. It was choreography, music choices, whichdances in which order, what we needed to work on. I felt free again. My goal since hearing those words you have cancer was to get back on the strictly dance floor. It’s been such a challenge to get back, one I devoted 2024 too.”

Regarding her partnership with JB, she continued: “JB thank you for being the perfect partner back. We topped the leader board week one and continued to work so hard and thank you for being so passionate about understanding the ballroom and latin fundamentals. For me that rumba will always be one of my favs.

“My coronary heart proper now could be breaking having to tug out of the competitors attributable to a foot harm and I do know solely too properly ‘this too shall go’ and I’ll be quickly higher and back dancing, one thing I’ve needed to get used to in my life. I’m sure sooner or later we are going to dance again JB. To all of the followers, to my family members, my Strictly household thanks.”

She finished off the post by saying: “JB I do know you and Lauren will proceed to ace that dance flooring. I’ll eternally be your largest cheerleader.”

After breaking the news to her fans, her fellow co-star Lauren wrote: “This too shall go. We’re nonetheless a group. Love you. You did the groundwork, I’ll carry your partnership ahead and hopefully make you proud.”

Meanwhile JB wrote: “Heartbreaking information @amy_dowden however our moments shall be eternally in strictly historical past, always remember that. Thank you for being the best trainer. Nothing however love from all of the Gill household.”

Last year, Dowden found a lump in her breast while on her honeymoon in the Maldives with fellow professional dancer Ben Jones, and was unable to compete on Strictly.

After treatment for stage three breast cancer including having a mastectomy and chemotherapy, she announced in February that tests showed she had “no evidence of disease”. Amy – who also suffers from Crohn’s disease – opened up about how she was delighted to return to the show after previously competing in the competition alongside EastEnders star James Bye.