Professional dancer Amy Dowden was expected to star in her first series of Strictly Come Dancing since finishing chemotherapy for stage three breast cancer.

Recently marking one year since finishing chemotherapy, Dowden was patterned with JSL member JB.

Week after week the two were praised by the Strictly judges as JB’s dancing skills improved thanks to Dowden.

However, in week 7 Dowden was forced to miss a show and has since had to pull out of this series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Why is Amy Dowden not on Strictly Come Dancing?

Dowden was forced to leave the BBC competition show due to an injury not from her previous health scares.

As Dowden shared on the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two: “I’m absolutely gutted.

“Unfortunately, I have an insufficiency stress fracture, if I’ve said that right, on my shin.

“Nothing to do with my injury last year. So, yeah, I’m just absolutely gutted that I need to rest for a couple of weeks.”

Dowden revealed last year that she had fractured her foot after finishing chemotherapy.

She added that JB will now be partnered with Lauren Oakley as her replacement: “Unfortunately, JB, obviously he’s got to continue with the amazing Lauren, but hopefully I’ll be back dancing in some capacity, maybe in a group number, by the end of the series. Fingers crossed.”

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She then went on to discuss JB and how his skills have improved: “He is so talented like he picks up the routine so fast, it’s unbelievable.

“But, most importantly, he just loves to dance.

“He’s enjoying his magical, Strictly journey, and honestly, I can’t wait to watch them just continue, in JB’s words, he’d say – ‘That’s dope.'”