Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is rushed to hospital following backstage ‘medical emergency’ during live show – after breast cancer battle

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden was rushed to hospital on Saturday evening after collapsing backstage following the live show. 

The Wesh ballroom dancer, 34, who is understood to be in remission after battling breast cancer, returned to the show following a two year absence in September. 

But paramedics were called to the show’s Hertfordshire base after 9:00pm on Saturday evening following a ‘medical emergency.’ 

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called just after 9pm on Saturday to attend a medical emergency at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. 

‘An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an adult female, was transported to Barnet Hospital for further care.’ 

Moments earlier the dancer had performed the Foxtrot to Toploader hit Dancing In The Moonlight with her celebrity partner, JLS star JB Gill. 

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