BBC Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill issues update on show future after Amy Dowden’s health scare

JB Gill has issued an update after his professional partner Amy Dowden was taken to hospital following a health scare during the Strictly Come Dancing live show on Saturday (October 26).

Following their foxtrot to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader in Halloween special of the BBC dance contest, which saw the couple awarded a score of 32 from the judges, the Welsh dancer collapsed backstage and was then taken to Barnet Hospital as a “precaution”.

Amy, 34, was then absent from Sunday's results show (October 27), which is filmed the night before after the live broadcast, as it was revealed that her and JB had made it through to week seven of the competition.

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Following the results, JLS star JB has now thanked the public for their support. Sharing photos from their performance on Instagram, he wrote: “On behalf of both @amy_dowden and I, I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone for voting for us and wishing us well.

“We absolutely loved our performance on Saturday night and are so grateful to be through to another week on @bbcstrictly Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support.”

It comes after Amy returned to the competition this year after undergoing treatment for breast cancer, including having a mastectomy and chemotherapy.

Fellow Strictly stars and celebrities each rushed to respond to JB's update as pro dancers Dianne Buswell, Johannes Radebe, Jowita Przystal and Nancy Xu, as well as radio DJ Gaby Roslin, all commented with love hearts on his page.

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison wrote: “Smashed it babes," as JLS star Aston Merrygold's wife Sarah Louise wrote: “Smashed it J Ballroom. Team JAmy smashing it again.”

JB was stood alone on stage as the results were read out, which saw him and Amy saved for another week. A spokesman for Amy said on Sunday: “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.”

The BBC said “due to unforeseen circumstances” she was “unable” to be part of the results show, which is recorded on Saturday after the live show, and airs on Sunday.

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an adult female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care.”

Last year, Amy found a lump in her breast while on her honeymoon in the Maldives with fellow professional dancer Ben Jones. She was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and, following treatment, in February she announced that tests showed she has “no evidence of disease”.

She documented her experience with cancer after seeing the impact on others of her documentary discussing her Crohn’s disease and how it had helped her “accept” her own condition for the “first time ever”.

Amy then fronted the BBC programme Strictly Amy: Crohn’s And Me, in which she spoke about her battle with the condition and met other people with Crohn’s to hear about their experiences.

The lifelong condition, in which parts of the digestive system become inflamed, can cause stomach aches and cramps, fatigue and diarrhoea, among other symptoms, according to the NHS website. During the Strictly live tour in 2022, Dowden was admitted to hospital in Manchester following a Crohn’s flare-up.