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Strictly’s Amy Dowden shares pictures of new wig amid chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Strictly’s Amy Dowden shares pictures of new wig amid chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Amy Dowden has shared an update after announcing she has breast cancer. The dancer told fans that she underwent a single mastectomy to treat stage three breast cancer after she was first diagnosed in May. But last month, she was told she needed chemotherapy after further tumours were discovered following the surgery. Since receiving her diagnosis, Dowden, who is best known for working as a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing since 2017, has been raising awareness of breast cancer and updating her followers throughout her treatment. In her latest update, Dowden shared a series of posts to her Instagram Stories showing her followers the bespoke wig she had made as undergoes chemotherapy. Both Dowden and the owner of Be Unique Wigs by Charlotte shared a screenshot of their messages, as Dowden thanked her for making the wig. Charlotte, the wigmaker, wrote: “I’ve been working on a wig for the beautiful @amy_dowden and just received this lovely message from her! “I love her,” wrote Dowden in the messages, asking if she could order another one. “Thank you so so so very much.” The wigmaker said in an Instagram post that it was an ‘honour” to make the wig for the Strictly professional. “I’m hoping it will give you some comfort in a difficult time, I’ve said many times on here... it’s not just hair!” said the wigmaker. “Losing your hair can make such a difference to your confidence it’s almost like losing part of your identity,” Charlotte added. Last month, in an Instagram Live conversation for the charity CoppaFeel!, Dowden spoke about being told she’d need chemotherapy after more tumours were discovered following her mastectomy. “For me my journey everything changed,” she explained. “I was originally going to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. But then, after my MRI, they found another tumour so then it changed into a mastectomy and then, after my mastectomy, unfortunately, they found even more tumours. “They found another type of cancer and then they told me I needed chemo – for me that was a massive blow,” she continued. “It wasn’t in the plan, originally – and I know the plan you can’t get fixated on.” Dowden also added that would not be able to dance in a competitive capacity on this year’s Strictly. “This year, it means I’m not going to be able to dance with a celebrity on Strictly, but I’m in such regular contact with the team – the BBC have just been utterly incredible,” she said. “The rest of the year looked very different to what was planned but hopefully I’ll enter 2024 cancer free and I’ll never take anything for granted and promise to live life to the full,” she wrote in a post last month. Dowden joined Strictly in 2017, and has competed in every series since, reaching the final in 2019 with kids’ TV presenter Karim Zeroual. Find the full Strictly Come Dancing 2023 lineup here. Read More What I gained (and lost) by walking 10,000 steps each day for 5 months Pink fan who went into labour during concert names newborn son after pop star Woman behind viral ‘not real’ plane tirade says her life has been ‘blown up’ Strictly’s Amy Dowden shares health update following second cancer diagnosis How to sleep during hot weather, according to experts What is rheumatoid arthritis?
2023-08-13 18:29
Bud Light sales plunge following boycott over campaign with transgender influencer
Bud Light sales plunge following boycott over campaign with transgender influencer
Anheuser-Busch InBev has reported a drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney
2023-08-03 18:59
China Calls Taiwan Frontrunner a ‘Troublemaker’ Risking War
China Calls Taiwan Frontrunner a ‘Troublemaker’ Risking War
China called Taiwan’s vice president a “troublemaker” whose views risk sparking a conflict, a sign that Lai Ching-te
2023-08-16 11:20
Typhoon Saola weakens but still a threat in southern China
Typhoon Saola weakens but still a threat in southern China
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of...
2023-09-02 12:49
United Airlines CEO blames FAA as storms trigger more flight cancellations
United Airlines CEO blames FAA as storms trigger more flight cancellations
United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to
2023-06-28 07:25
How a national blood shortage could impact people with sickle cell disease
How a national blood shortage could impact people with sickle cell disease
Dima Hendricks said as a Black woman with a chronic illness she never thought she would be able to fulfill her dream of competing in national beauty pageants.
2023-09-29 21:22
Newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves roams California's Sierra Nevada
Newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves roams California's Sierra Nevada
A newly identified pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming in California's Sierra Nevada, at least 200 miles away from the nearest known pack, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday.
2023-08-14 02:51
Ex-Philadelphia police officer surrenders on murder charges after fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
Ex-Philadelphia police officer surrenders on murder charges after fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
A former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver has turned himself in to face murder charges
2023-09-09 01:18
U.S. House votes to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules
U.S. House votes to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives voted 221 to 203 on Tuesday to overturn Environmental
2023-05-24 08:51
Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security
Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security
By Dan Whitcomb A New York ethics board on Thursday ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay
2023-06-16 06:59
Singapore to Allow Banks Share Client Data to Fight Crime
Singapore to Allow Banks Share Client Data to Fight Crime
Singapore banks will be able to share information on potentially risky clients next year, a move aimed at
2023-05-09 17:24
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students charged with murder, held on $4M bail
Driver in Malibu crash that killed 4 college students charged with murder, held on $4M bail
Authorities say the 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu has been charged with four counts of murder
2023-10-26 05:19