
Strictly's Amy Dowden issues special message to dance partner JB Gill as he prepares to perform without her - after she was forced to pull out of show amid health scare
Daily MailStrictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has issued a special message to dance partner JB Gill as he prepared to dance without her on Saturday night. Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has issued a special message to dance partner JB Gill as he prepared to dance without her on Saturday night Ms Dowden, 34, was forced to pull out of this weekend's show after collapsing backstage last week, with fellow professional Lauren Oakley drafted in as her replacement The blonde beauty also had kind words for Lauren after she stepped up to temporarily fill in for her on the show. On Friday, Amy appeared on BBC spin-off show It Takes Two alongside JB and Lauren, where she gave fans a update in her health Commenting on how this week has been later in the show, she said: 'I'm just so proud and so grateful to Lauren - they've worked so hard and JB has just been so supportive of me' The JLS star has been given a new professional partner for Icons Week, after Amy was taken to hospital after collapsing backstage on Saturday Moments before her hospital dash, Amy had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her celebrity partner JB. JB said that learning his latest routine with a new professional has been made slightly easier by the fact that they will be dancing a Couple's Choice, meaning less of the routine is in hold Speaking to OJ Borg during Scott Mills' show on BBC Radio 2, he said: 'Well, of course everybody's different and especially when you're doing partner work - Amy's slightly shorter than Lauren, you know, there are little sort of bits and pieces that are different for each of them.
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