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Amy Dowden says her heart is 'breaking' after injury forces Strictly Come Dancing exit

Fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley will now take her place alongside celebrity partner JB Gill

Evening Standard

Injury forces dancer Amy Dowden to leave this year’s Strictly

Spokesperson says Dowden will not take part in the rest of the competition owing to foot injury

The Guardian - UK

Amy Dowden recounts ‘tough week’ after being forced to pull out of Strictly broadcast

Dowden did not perform in Saturday night’s show following illness

The Independent UK

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‘Travesty’: Strictly fans react after ‘favourite’ contestant is sixth star eliminated

One more pairing has left the BBC dancefloor for good

The Independent UK

Strictly star ‘gutted’ to leave competition after dance-off defeat

All four judges agreed unanimously to save one couple in the dance-off.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden breaks down as JB Gill scores first 10 with replacement partner

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden broke down in tears as JB Gill scored his first 10 with replacement partner Lauren Oakley on Saturday, 2 November.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 already has a winner – the phenomenal Amy Dowden

COMMENT: The Welsh dancer was forced to miss this week’s live show after illness but whatever happens in the competition, she’s already a champion, writes Rachel McGrath

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JB Gill and Lauren Oakley score joint series highest as Amy Dowden watches

Oakley replaced Amy Dowden as Gill’s partner because of illness.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden’s reaction to JB Gill’s near perfect score has Strictly fans ‘heart broken’

‘Seeing Amy cry has made me cry,’ said one viewer

The Independent UK

Strictly leaderboard scores from week seven of the dance competition

Recapping how the judges marked the ‘Strictly’ couples in Icons Week

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden says her, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley are Strictly ‘dream team’

The Welsh professional dancer watched tonight’s show from the studio with Claudia Winkleman.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing: week seven results – as it happened

In a Strictly first, it was icons week. Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill topped the scoreboard, with Pete Wicks way down at the bottom. But who fell at the contest’s midway mark?

The Guardian - UK

Strictly’s Amy Dowden wishes JB Gill the ‘best of luck’ ahead of live show

Gill will perform with Lauren Oakley, who does not have a partner for this year’s series, on Saturday’s show.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden in tears at JB Gill’s score as Sarah Hadland wows with Madonna tribute

The professional dancer fell ill during the filming of last weeks show

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The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amy Dowden appears in first TV interview after live show collapse

Welsh dancer was taken to hospital last Saturday after falling ill

Evening Standard

Strictly star Amy Dowden ‘feeling so much better’ as she makes TV return following health scare

The professional dancer said JB Gill had been ‘so supportive’ of her.

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amy Dowden gives health update in first TV interview after hospital dash

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has given her first live TV interview after falling ill backstage and being taken to hospital, nearly a week ago.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing reveals songs and dances for first Icons Week

Expect songs from Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and Madonna

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Evening Standard

JB Gill says Strictly training without Amy Dowden is ‘surreal’ following health scare

Professional dancer Lauren Oakley, who does not have a partner for this year’s BBC One show, has stepped in to perform with Gill.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing's Icons Week: full song and dance line-up for themed episode

The celebrities will strut their stuff to hits by George Michael, Madonna and Whitney Houston for the BBC One show’s first themed week dedicated to music legends

The Independent UK

Who is replacing Amy Dowden on Strictly this week and will she return after live show collapse?

An ambulance was called when Amy Dowden fell ill during filming on 26 October

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden pulls out of this week’s show as BBC issue update

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has pulled out of this week’s show.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden ‘doing much better’ and Strictly ‘hopeful’ she will return next week

A spokesperson for the BBC dancing show said: ‘We are all hopeful that Amy will be back to dance with JB next week.’

Evening Standard

Who is Lauren Oakley? Strictly Come Dancing professional replaces Amy Dowden in 2024 series

Lauren Oakley will dance with JLS singer JB Gill for the rest of the series as Amy Dowden recovers from injury

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Lauren Oakley trains JB Gill on Monday after Amy Dowden health scare

The Welsh professional dancer was taken to hospital after ‘feeling unwell’ midway through the show.

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