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Ambulance called for Strictly's Amy Dowden after she collapses backstage in 'medical emergency'


Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden was 'feeling unwell' after her live performance on Saturday night (26 October) and an ambulance was called to the BBC studio

Amy Dowden and JB Gill performing on Strictly just before the ambulance was called on Saturday night (Image: BBC)Meanwhile, the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed the incident, stating: "We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. Earlier that evening, Amy and JB had charmed the judges with their foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader, earning a score of 32. Anton Du Beke praised it as a "super duper performance", although Craig Revel Horwood suggested JB could have pushed his scarecrow character even further.

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