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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been temporarily replaced by show bosses after suffering a “medical emergency” backstage during Saturday’s live Halloween special.
The Welsh dancer, believed to be in remission from breast cancer, was admitted to hospital after collapsing at Elstree studios, the BBC show’s Hertfordshire base.
Moments earlier, Dowden, 34, had performed the hit Foxtrot to Toploader Dancing In The Moonlight with her famous partner, JLS star JB Gill.
Her strict bosses have since replaced her with professional dancer Lauren Oakley, who was originally left without a partner for this year’s show, while she recovers.
Oakley will rehearse with Gill in Dowden’s absence after the singer avoided the dance and finished fifth on the Strictly leaderboard with a collective score of 32 from the show’s judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel-Horwood and Anton du Beke.
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been temporarily replaced by show bosses after suffering a “medical emergency” backstage during Saturday’s live show.
A source said the sun: ‘Lauren will step in today to train with JB. It’s unclear when Amy will return, but everyone wants her to rest and get better.
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