Strictly professional dancer Amy Dowden took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that she was hospitalized last week.
The star, 33, revealed she was placed on a respiratory unit amid her battle with breast cancer as she shared photos from her hospital bed.
Keeping his fans informed, he wrote: ‘So last week didn’t exactly go to plan. I feel much better now and am still taking it easy.
‘But I can’t thank the NHS enough and the care I received in the respiratory unit. Also to my family and Ben, of course. Always dropping everything and spending endless hours at my bedside while I was mostly sleeping.
‘I feel much better and thank you for so many messages after being silent. Today I’m going to the oncology unit to receive my monthly injection (I missed it last week because I was unwell).
Strictly’s Amy Dowden, 33, revealed on Instagram on Monday that she was hospitalized after suffering breathing problems last week while sharing photos from the room.
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year and underwent a mastectomy in July, taking her out of the BBC ballroom dancing competition in 2023 while she underwent treatment.
Amy shared a positive post after ending up in hospital and said she was starting to feel a lot better.
‘How’s everybody? The sun is shining and I can’t wait for spring to arrive.’
Her latest posts come after Amy celebrated Valentine’s Day early because she had a hospital appointment on February 14.
The Welsh-born star managed to spend a romantic day with her husband Ben at a spa, where she was pampered like a queen.
Amy and Ben enjoyed the spa at the award-winning Hoar Cross Hall hotel in Staffordshire, which has one of the largest state-of-the-art spas in Europe.
fAmy told her online followers: “After feeling really unwell the last few days (nasty cough), thanks for a lovely spa day today, Ben.”
She also shared photos of their relaxing day, including one of them smiling together in their fluffy bathrobes and another of her sitting in a large ball-shaped rattan chair.
Amy had previously said that she had celebrated Valentine’s Day early because she had a hospital appointment on February 14.
The Welsh-born Strictly Come Dancing professional managed to spend a romantic day with her husband Ben at a spa, where she was pampered like a queen.
He added: “An early Valentine’s Day gift, since Wednesday is a hospital day for me.”
Showing off the blue-lit pool, she wrote: “It was the perfect day, thanks Ben.”
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year and underwent a mastectomy in July, taking her out of the BBC ballroom dancing competition in 2023 while she underwent treatment.
Her friend, Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies, who competed on Strictly in 2021, recently revealed that she had to convince Amy to go ahead with her treatment when it was offered to her because Amy was afraid of missing out on her Strictly career.
Entrepreneur Sara said Amy had been “programmed” to dance from a young age and the thought of taking time off to focus on her health scared her.
Sara said on the Invite Only podcast: “I spent a lot of time with her at the beginning of her cancer diagnosis when she wasn’t feeling positive.” He had been dealt a bad hand and was struggling with it.
“So I knew I had to be the friend who was filling her tank, but also if you just want someone to hug you and tell you everything is going to be okay, I’m not the one to turn to.
‘I was the one saying, ‘What’s the plan, Amy?’ and pushing her to make tough decisions. She wasn’t sure if she was going to have chemotherapy, so we talked about it.’
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year and underwent a mastectomy in July.
The Welsh dancer recently admitted that she was so afraid of taking time off from Strictly Come Dancing that she almost decided not to undergo chemotherapy.
And he added: ‘What I have realized with dancers is that from the time they are little, they are programmed to dance. And the biggest blow to her was: “If I don’t go down that path, I won’t be able to do Strictly this year.”
“I had to look her in the eye and say, ‘Amy, you have cancer. You literally just had your breast cut off. They are telling you that you need chemotherapy to get better. Don’t worry about that. “dancing and Strictly.”
‘His response was, “But they might not want me back next year.” So I said, “Amy, you’re amazing at what you do, of course they’ll want you to come back. You’re so loved. Please, it’s so important. Be well.”
And then he appeared on the show without a wig too. What a phenomenal moment. When I saw her, I cried.’