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Amy Dowden insists Strictly's recent scandals won't tarnish the show as it 'says everything that when I'm fighting for my life with cancer, I'm just dreaming about getting back'


The professional dancer, 34, is set to return to the show for the upcoming series after missing last year's due to her diagnosis of breast cancer.

Strictly's anniversary years has been tainted amid probes into the behaviour of two professionals, Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima, but Amy has insisted that the show will survive. Amy Dowden has insisted that Strictly Come Dancing's recent scandals won't tarnish the show asshe spoke to MailOnline at the NTAs in London on Wednesday Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were joined on stage by the show's professional dancers and the creative team as they accepted the gong at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday.

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