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Amy Dowden almost delayed chemotherapy to compete on Strictly Come Dancing


Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, almost delayed key treatment as revealed by her close friend and Dragons' Den star Sara Davies

Speaking during an interview with Mirror's Invite Only, Sara said: "I spent a lot of time with her at the start of the cancer diagnosis when she wasn't feeling positive. The star, who joined the Den in 2019, went onto talk about how hard it was for Amy to make a decision as it was difficult to turn her back on dancing for a while and put herself first, as reported by The Mirror. Amy Dowden almost delayed chemotherapy to compete on Strictly Come Dancing (Image: Daily Mirror)"Her response was: 'But they might not want me back next year.'

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