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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Muir

Strictly’s Amy Dowden reveals fertility journey after freezing her eggs prior to cancer treatment

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has said she “would love a family” after she froze five of her embryos following her diagnosis with breast cancer in 2023.

The 34-year-old dancer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023 and underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy, and announced in February 2024 that she had “no evidence of disease”. Dowden returned to the BBC dancing competition in September of that year, but was forced to withdraw early due to sustaining a stress fracture in her shin.

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