Her face is beautifully made up, hair immaculately straightened, her smiley cheekbones are as perky as ever.
At first glance, there is little to separate Amy Dowden who sits in her living room in fluffy slippers, from the star dancer who lights up the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom - except a slim, protective cushion under her right arm.
This, and the fact the 32-year-old cannot move that limb, are the only outward signs of the single mastectomy she underwent just six days beforehand, and the grade three, aggressive breast cancer she was diagnosed with only four weeks ago.
