Amy Dowden says she feels 'angry' about her devastating breast cancer diagnosis and reveals how her fellow Strictly stars are supporting her: 'I just think I've been dealt a difficult one'

Amy Dowden has said she feels 'angry' astir her devastating bosom cancer test arsenic she revealed really her chap Strictly stars are supporting her. 

In an question and reply with Women's Health UK, nan master dancer, 32, said successful item astir nan life-changing ordeal she has faced since her test successful May. 

The prima besides featured successful a group of stunning caller images arsenic she posed without her wig - arsenic she hopes to animate others who find themselves successful her situation. 

Amy, who was besides diagnosed pinch Crohn's illness aged 19 pursuing 8 years of experiencing symptoms, revealed her emotions astatine a 2nd superior wellness diagnosis. 

She said: 'I ever say, I ne'er asked [for] this to hap to me. I’ve ever worked truthful hard. I’ve ever been a bully person. 

'I looked aft myself, I’ve exercised well, haven’t smoked...I do get angry. I conscionable deliberation I’ve been dealt a difficult one.

'I deliberation it’ll return a while to accept. It took maine a agelong clip to judge my Crohn’s. Until I’m backmost dancing and backmost to my normal self, I don’t deliberation I will judge it.'

The master dancer has taken nan twelvemonth disconnected this year's Strictly Come Dancing to recover after 8 sessions of chemotherapy complete nan summer. 

But contempt her absence from nan unrecorded shows, Amy has remained adjacent pinch her co-stars arsenic they person done their utmost to support her. 

She continued: 'I’m my chap professionals’ biggest cheerleader. I cognize group are like, "Yeah, yeah" but we’re nan champion of friends. 

'Honestly, not a time goes by without Dianne [Buswell] checking successful connected me; Carlos [Gu]; Katya [Jones]... accumulation person gone supra and beyond to make maine portion of nan bid arsenic well. 

'To person nary portion successful it would person been soul-destroying. And not bully for maine mentally, whatsoever. I don’t cognize what I would person done, I’ll beryllium honorable pinch you.'

Amy underwent a mastectomy successful July aft her first test successful May. 

The dancer added: 'I conscionable want to beryllium treated arsenic normal. When I’m stepping extracurricular and I’ve sewage my headscarf on, I don’t want looks of sympathy aliases emotion sorry for maine – I’m Amy.

'Sometimes, group don’t cognize really to reside it. Just inquire really I americium – I will reply you. 

'We don’t want you to consciousness sorry for us. We’re embracing it. Stand beardown pinch us…Don’t springiness maine that pity look – I don’t request it!'

Speaking of her hubby and erstwhile creation partner Ben Jones - who has been location from nan commencement pinch her Crohn's test - she added: 'Nothing will ever break america now!'

It comes aft Amy said she was 'missing dancing truthful much' as she watched Saturday's Strictly from nan workplace audience. 

Amy announced earlier this twelvemonth that she could nary longer compete connected nan show pursuing her chemotherapy treatment.

While she has not been performing, Amy has appeared connected respective occasions arsenic a impermanent connected nan programme pinch her erstwhile co-stars.

Earlier this month, Amy revealed she was still successful disbelief arsenic she opened up astir having her last chemotherapy treatment.

Amy beamed for photos pinch doctors and nurses astatine nan Sheldon Unit arsenic she rang nan accepted extremity of curen doorbell to celebrate.

The dancer was each smiles arsenic she was amazed by family and friends astatine nan infirmary who wore matching pinkish T-shirts and bought balloons, flowers and barroom for her.

The BBC prima admitted it was her 'toughest travel yet' arsenic she opened up astir completing chemotherapy and thanked everyone for their support.

She wrote: 'Still can't judge I had my past chemo connected Thursday. The alleviation is for illustration nary other. But I couldn't person sewage done it without these guys.

'Honestly nan Sheldon portion genuinely are existent heroes. Selfless, hardworking, caring squad who puts each their patients first and for maine ever kept maine astatine easiness erstwhile I would person my melt downs, doubts and worries ohio and of people perceive to each my stories ( chiefly dancing). Will everlastingly beryllium grateful to you all!

'But besides my family and friends. You cognize who you are. The chemo club, to helping Ben and myself retired pinch thing and everything. My parents for coming to enactment and thief each session.

'I loved my astonishment of you each being location pinch T-shirts, balloons, flowers and barroom erstwhile I rang that chemo bell! THANK YOU!

'My toughest travel yet but I did it. Honestly truthful galore to convey but it's truthful appreciated. All your emotion and support passim this shape has been utterly astonishing and I'll ne'er beryllium capable to convey you enough.'

Ahead of nan large time Amy admitted she had been 'crying each morning' arsenic she arrived for her eighth and last information of chemo pinch her hubby Ben.

She later shared a photograph of herself and 2 others who had besides completed their chemotherapy treatment.

Amy, who was officially diagnosed pinch nan illness successful May, recovered a lump successful her correct bosom successful April, a time earlier she and her hubby Ben Jones jetted disconnected for a belated honeymoon to nan Maldives aft their wedding past July.

The afloat Amy Dowden interview tin beryllium publication successful nan December rumor of Women's Health UK, connected sale now.