Amy Dowden collapses backstage at Strictly as ambulance called in shock scenes

Strictly Come Dancing bosses were forced to make an emergency 999 call after Amy Dowden fell ill backstage.

The 34-year-old pro dancer returned to the series full time this year after battling cancer.

But just minutes after her performance on the ballroom with JLS star JB Gill on Saturday night she is understood to have fallen ill.

A spokesman for Amy said: "Amy was feeling unwell 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 request Amy's privacy in matters of health is kindly respected."

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.
"An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an adult female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care."

Earlier Amy and JB Gill glided their way to a score of 32 with their foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader.

Du Beke thought it was a "super duper performance" while Revel Horwood thought Gill could have gone further with the scarecrow character.

Amy was thrilled to return to Strictly full time this series.

Speaking in August, she told Prima: “Strictly has changed everything, from the opportunities it’s given me – I’ve got to do tours, travel the world, buy a house, open a dance studio – to the people it’s brought into my life... I’ve been in life-or-death situations, so dancing a one-minute-30-second routine for entertainment isn’t quite the same as walking into chemotherapy.”

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