Strictly Come Dancing stars have praised their “hero” Amy Dowden for finishing her eighth and final round of chemotherapy as the dancer triumphantly rung the hospital bell

Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec will be appearing on the show with daughter Lyra

The dancer was unable to have a celebrity partner on the BBC One show this year following her diagnosis of stage three breast cancer.

The BBC One dancing show will see couples compete again this Saturday night

The 33-year-old dancer from Caerphilly said she had "cried all morning" before ringing the bell marking the end of her chemotherapy treatment.

Amy Dowden has said she feels lucky and grateful to ring a bell in hospital - marking her final chemotherapy session.

The professional dancer seems to be distracting his colleagues with a certain part of his body

'I hope I can surprise myself and everyone else'

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The professional dancer completed her final round of chemotherapy on Thursday

The Virgin Breakfast Show host, who was forced to pull out of the show in 2019, was interviewing judge Anton Du Beke when he made the comment

The professional dancer wore a corset style top while speaking about Krishanan Guru Murthy's progress on Strictly 2023

The BBC Strictly Come Dancing star has been undergoing treatment for months and - finally - has rung her bell

This year's Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing will see six new stars take centre stage and fans can apply to be in the audience.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden announced in June that she had undergone a mastectomy after discovering she had stage three breast cancer - and today, she had her final chemotherapy session

Annabel Croft's husband of 36 years Mel Coleman died in May, just 16 weeks after he was diagnosed and she says Strictly Come Dancing distracted her from the grief of losing her soul mate

Coronation Street star Ellie Leech has also revealed Vico Coppola's 'annoying habit' whilst they rehearse for BBC Strictly Come Dancing.

Dianne Buswell is channeling the Little Mermaid. In a recent post the Strictly Come Dancing star shows off her amazingly fit figure.