Amy Dowden is an unforgettable presence among the stars of Strictly Come Dancing. Joined the cast of Strictly in 2017, the 33-year-old professional dancer has made a successful career in the British dance contest, earning her a multitude of fans. Sadly, after announcing her grade III breast cancer diagnosis and undergoing a mastectomy, Dowden would not be appearing in the 21st series of Strictly. The dancer has recently shared that she experienced a 'nightmare week' following an unexpected rush to the hospital. Here, we have compiled facts about the dancing star and information regarding her health condition.

Amy Dowden was born in Caerphilly, South Wales on August 10, 1990. She is 33 years old today.

She is a Latin American dancer and a Welsh professional ballroom dancer who began dancing at the age of eight.

The professional dancer has been struggling with Crohn's disease since she was a kid. She opened up in May 2019 about the impact the condition had on her career as a professional dancer.

Teaming up with her partner Ben Jones, the pair made history as the first all-British pair to win the British Open Latin Dance Championship in 2017.

Her professional dancing career is marked by several accomplishments including becoming Welsh Closed and Open Champions, British Dance Federation Champions, and English Closed Champions.

The Welsh choreographer has competed as a four-time finalist in the British National Championship and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship. She continues to maintain her position as one of the highest-ranking Ballroom and Latin American professional dancers in the UK.

In 2017, Amy Dowden participated in Strictly Come Dancing paired with comedian Brian Conley, and together they progressed to week 5 of the competition.

Back for her second series in 2018, Dowden was partnered with actor and singer Danny John-Jules, achieving the season's first 10 score. However, their run ended in week 8 after they lost a dance-off against Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse.

For the seventeenth series in 2019, Amy Dowden paired with CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual. Their Jive performance in week 11 earned them the first perfect score of 40 in the series.

Dowden is the first Welsh professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing series. She partnered with JJ Chalmers in series 18, finishing 6th. Later, she paired with Tom Fletcher in series 19 and James Byein series 20.

Amy Dowden is married to Ben Jones, her professional dance partner, and together they manage the Art in Motion dance school located in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.

In 2022, the Welsh professional ballroom holds the record for the most back Charleston kick-steps in 30 seconds in the Guinness World Records.

In October 2020, the BBC broadcasted a documentary detailing Dowden's experiences of living with the condition. The documentary received a BAFTA Cymru award.

In May 2023, Amy Dowden revealed her diagnosis of grade III breast cancer and proceeded with a mastectomy.

The professional dancer revealed a second cancer diagnosis in July 2023, requiring chemotherapy and causing her absence from Series 21 of Strictly Come Dancing.

In August 2023, Amy Dowden shared that she had developed sepsis following the completion of her initial chemotherapy treatment.

After fracturing her foot, she shared that she wouldn't continue in the remaining episodes of Strictly but remained heavily engaged in the latest series whenever possible.

After sharing health updates on 30 November 2023, Amy faced a difficult week and ended up being rushed to the hospital. The star later disclosed doctors found a blood clot in her lung during her two-night hospital stay.

The professional ballroom shared that she is putting in effort to get her life back after chemotherapy. She confessed to having an extremely difficult week after her hospital scare and expressed concern about the slow growth of her hair after chemotherapy.