Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is rushed to hospital following backstage ‘medical emergency’ during live show – after breast cancer battle

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after collapsing backstage after the live show.

Ballroom dancer Wesh, 34, who is believed to be in remission after battling breast cancer, returned to show business after a two-year absence in September.

But paramedics were called to the show’s base in Hertfordshire after 9pm on Saturday night following a “medical emergency”.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: “We were called shortly after 9pm on Saturday night to a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.

‘An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an adult woman, was taken to Barnet Hospital for further care.

Moments earlier, the dancer had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her famous partner, JLS star JB Gill.

The pair rose to number five in the Strictly rankings after receiving a collective score of 32 from the show’s judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel-Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton DuBeke.

A statement from Dowden’s spokesperson confirmed: “Amy was not feeling well and so an ambulance was called as a precaution.”

‘She is feeling much better and would like to thank the Strictly family for their love and concern.

“We ask that you kindly respect Amy’s health privacy.”

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