Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden joined Lorraine stand-in host Christine Lampard on Thursday morning live from Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom. Following a tough year battling breast cancer, Amy explained that she had been in the ballroom exactly one year ago when she first found a lump.
Asked by the presenter how she is doing, the 33-year-old dancer said: “I’m doing really well. I’m back in the incredible Empress Ballroom but yes, a year ago I was here with my students and I found the lump and was flying off on honeymoon the next day.
“I can’t believe it, in the last year I’ve come full circle from mastectomy to gruelling chemotherapy treatment. A few obstacles along the way but it all worked and I’ve been given another shot at life and I’m so grateful for that. I really am.”
Christine, 45, then asked Amy about her future on Strictly and whether her goal is …