Strictly's Amy Dowden came close to death druing chemotherapy as she faces further 'investigation'

Amy Dowden has shared how she almost died during her on-going treatment for cancer. The Strictly Come Dancing star has been candidly and bravely sharing her journey after being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

Amy, who is taking a break from the BBC One dance content amid treatment, announced in June she had been diagnosed with cancer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction after receiving her cancer diagnosis. The surgery came after she discovered a lump in her right breast before going on her honeymoon with her husband Ben Jones.

The Caerphilly-born dancer then later confirmed after her surgery that doctors found another type of cancer which she described as a “massive blow” as it meant she would not be able to compete in Strictly this year as she'd have to undergo chemotherapy.

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But her treatment has been anything but straightforward as her first and second cycles of chemo resulted in emergency hospital stays and life-threatening complications - first sepsis and then blood clots. "After both my first cycles I developed the life-threatening side-effects that can come with chemo, so I had it all in the first month," Amy told the Mirror.

After her first chemo, Amy said she “felt great”, going for a five-mile walk with her dad two days later – but collapsing soon after. “I had a temperature and didn’t realise the severity of having a temperature," she explained. "I stood up, collapsed, Mum rang the emergency number and they said ‘phone an ambulance immediately’. From there everything got very serious.

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