BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden upbeat amid cancer treatment realisation as co-star makes touching gesture

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden appeared upbeat as she shared a realisation about her cancer treatment with her fans ahead of a hospital appointment on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old professional dancer had a mastectomy in June after she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy. Taking to Instagram to deliver her latest update amid her ongoing health battle, Amy told her followers that she was about to go into the hospital to get her bloods checked ahead of her seventh chemotherapy session.

Speaking to the camera, Amy, wearing a pink Nike hoodie and a black head scarf, sent a cheery message to her fans telling them that she was hoping her checks would come back okay so she could start her next round of treatment on Thursday.

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Sharing a realisation about her progress, she said: "I just got here and I was just thinking... I've literally just got to do one more of these before a Thursday, so in a couple of weeks time, because I'm going into my seventh chemo and then the next one is the last - fingers crossed."

"Obviously I'll still be coming here, still have to have blood tests, I know, see my oncologist... but you know the last one where you're praying your bloods are okay for chemo - I've only got to do another one of them after today." Beaming at the camera, she added: "How cool is that? Just thought I'd come on and share with you all!"

Amy went on to thank her followers for supporting breast cancer awareness month, saying she had probably 'done your heads in' by talking about it on social media. People