Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said learning about her great-grandmother's death from breast cancer at the age of 39 has made her "even more grateful for the NHS" after her own surgery and recovery. Dowden told Radio Times magazine she became "quite emotional" while uncovering her family history on the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are? The programme also saw her delve into rumours of a family murder and learn why her grandfather was put up for adoption, despite having loving parents and siblings. Dowden, who sent her parents daily updates during recording of the show, said she had anticipated "plenty of drama" but not such a "rollercoaster of emotions". Over the course of the show, Dowden learned Louisa, her paternal great-grandmother, died in 1921, aged 39, from breast cancer - which she herself was diagnosed with in 2023. The former Latin Dance champion, from Caerphilly, was 32 when she was diagnosed with grade three breast cancer. Dowden underwent chemotherapy and subsequently had two mastectomies, the most recent in November last year. Her cancer treatment, as well as her experience of living with Crohn's disease - which she was diagnosed with at the age of 19 - have b
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Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said learning about her great-grandmother's death from breast cancer at the age of 39 has made her "even more grateful for the NHS" after her own surgery and recovery. Dowden told Radio Times magazine…
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Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said learning about her great-grandmother's death from breast cancer at the age of 39 has made her "even more grateful for the NHS" after her own surgery and recovery. Dowden told…
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Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said learning about her great-grandmother's death from breast cancer at the age of 39 has made her "even more grateful for the NHS" after her own surgery and recovery. Dowden told Radio Times magazine…
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