Why is Amy Dowden not on the Strictly Come Dancing BBC Sunday results show

Dancer Amy Dowden was unable to take part on the Strictly Come Dancing results show after suffering a 'medical emergency' after Saturday’s live show, Welsh dancer Dowden, who could not compete on Strictly in 2023 during her treatment for breast cancer, was absent from Sunday night’s results show.

A BBC spokesperson said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Amy Dowden was unable to be in tonight’s results show.” Sunday’s results show is filmed on Saturday night after the live broadcast on BBC One, in which Dowden and her celebrity partner, JLS singer JB Gill, glided their way to a score of 32 with their foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses called an ambulance after Amy fell ill backstage. The 34 year old professional dancer, who returned to the series full time this year after battling cancer, is believed to have fallen ill just minutes after her performance with JLS star JB Gill on Saturday night.

A representative for Amy, from Caerphilly, stated: “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.”

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed: “We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient, an adult female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care.

Earlier, Amy and JB Gill had danced their way to a score of 32 with their foxtrot to Toploader’s Dancing In The Moonlight. Du Beke thought it was a “super duper performance” while Revel Horwood believed Gill could have pushed the scarecrow character further. Amy was overjoyed to make a full-time return to Strictly this series, reports the Sun.

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.”