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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is rushed to hospital in 'medical emergency' after collapsing backstage at live show - eight months after announcing her breast cancer was in remission


The Wesh ballroom dancer, who is understood to be in remission after battling breast cancer, returned to the show following a two year absence in September.

The Wesh ballroom dancer, 34, who is understood to be in remission after battling breast cancer, returned to the show following a two year absence in September. A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: 'We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. Moments earlier the dancer had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill.

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