Strictly's Amy Dowden defiantly insists 'I'm proud of my body' as she addresses weight gain on Lorraine - and shoots down backlash to dance partner JB Gill

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden defiantly insisted she is proud of her body in an inspiring new interview. The Welsh ballroom dancer told the show's host: 'I'm proud of my body' as she recounted her struggles with weight gain following her cancer treatment. Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden, 34, defiantly insisted she is proud of her body on Wednesday's episode of Lorraine The professional dancer made the candid confession while appearing with her her dance partner JB Gill The Welsh ballroom dancer told the show's host: 'I'm proud of my body' as she recounted her struggles with weight gain following her cancer treatment 'But you know what? Amy and the former JLS member also addressed backlash form fans who suggested that JB had previous dancing knowledge from his days in the boyband The star has now returned to the dancing competition after a mastectomy and chemotherapy left her with 'no evidence of disease' following tests and took to the dancefloor on Saturday Amy was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023 and underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy, fertility treatment and was hospitalised with sepsis He added that the only dances he now knows are the jive and the cha cha, which he will be performing with his professional partner on Saturday.