Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden make triumphant return with moving waltz
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Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden make triumphant return with moving waltz

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ahead of her Strictly comeback, the professional dancer told Press Association: “I’m absolutely loving it, JB’s been the perfect comeback for me.” “I’m just back in my happy place doing what I love most.” open image in gallery Amy Dowden and JB Gill on ‘Strictly Come Dancing' She added of the Strictly live shows: “I think it’s going to be just really lovely because it’s going to be beautiful for my family because they struggled just as much as I did having to watch me go through it.” Dowden admitted: “Last year’s Strictly was a tough watch for them because it was a reminder of exactly what we were going through. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “It’s going to be one big celebration, this whole series for me.” Meanwhile, Dowden’s partner Gill said he felt very connected to the professional dancer just one week into the 2024 Strictly series. open image in gallery JB Gill and Dowden are partnered for the 2024 ‘Strictly’ series “We talk a lot, and I think our chemistry is very strong, even from the outset.” Gill continued: “So, you know, just trusting her decisions, and obviously we will come up with stuff together, and then once we’ve decided it, that’s it, and we go and execute that, so that’s my biggest focus in that respect.” It comes after Strictly viewers were left “in tears” by Dowden’s return to the programme in the series’ pre-recorded show last week. open image in gallery Dowden in ‘Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me’ Joined by her fellow Strictly professionals, the group performed a medley of songs, including Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” and Jungle’s “Busy Earnin’” and “Keep Moving”, as played by Dave Arch and his live studio band.

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