Strictly's Amy Dowden shares journey of resilience through cancer in new BBC documentary

Strictly Come dancings Amy daen has bravely opened up about her fierce battle with stage three breast cancer revealing her resolve to go grab life after a gruelling treatment Journey her powerful story is set to be unveiled in an emotional hour-long BBC documentary strictly Amy cancer in me which Chronicles her fight for health dreams of a future family and her unwavering passion for dance following the devastating diagnosis last year following a mastectomy and chemotherapy the 34-year-old dancer shared the uplifting news in February that she is now free of disease according to recent tests she's also gearing up to make a triumphant return to the BBC's hit show for its Landmark 20th series after being forced to sit out the previous season reflecting on the profound Lessons Learned through her ordeal the Welsh professional dancer shared go grab Life Nikki a remarkable young lady in her 30s who I connected to online unfortunately passed away from breast cancer during my treatment last year she always said go grab life and that's what she did I am determined to live by her Amy also spoke candidly about the transformative impact of her illness saying I've learned having my hair my eyebrows my eyelashes stripped away from me I gained two stone in weight I was on steroids chemo broken foot you name it and I've learned that appearance really doesn't matter your soul shines through I was stripped bare and still accepted I've learned to love and appreciate every single moment even more in life the diagnosis came at a time when life seemed most promising for Amy as she discovered a lump in her breast just a day before jetting off to the Maldives for her honeymoon with husband Ben Jones who is also a professional dancer Amy has courageously chosen to document her cancer treatment Journey inspired by the positive impact of her previous documentary on Crohn's disease she shared that embracing her condition on screen LED her to accept it for the first time ever in an emotional Revelation she said I never thought I would ever ever be diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 highlighting the importance of regular self-checking she added if it can raise awareness and 10 people start checking themselves from watching this documentary I could potentially Save a Life aware of her public visibility Amy knew hiding wasn't an option despite fears surrounding her transparency noting being in the public eye I knew I wasn't going to be able to shy away from it her loved ones questioned her decision but she found the process gave her purpose it was scary and daunting and I did have friends and family saying are you sure you want to do this but it gave me a focus as well throughout all of this the documentary further delves into Amy's experiences with fertility facing menopause induced by hormone fed cancer and destructive chemotherapy Amy underwent egg retrieval preserving her and her husband's prospects of having children later on