Amy Dowden was spotted warmly dressed as she made her way to Blackpool for Strictly Come Dancing, following her second mastectomy. The 35-year-old professional dancer received a breast cancer diagnosis in May 2023, leading her through a challenging journey that included a mastectomy, chemotherapy, fertility treatments, and a near-fatal encounter with sepsis.

This week, Amy underwent a second mastectomy and has been keeping her fans updated on her recovery through social media. Marking her first public appearance since the surgery, she was seen on Friday night enjoying a dinner outing at Amero Italian in Blackpool. Accompanying her were her husband, Benjamin Jones, and fellow professional dancer, Carlos Gu.

Amy’s presence in Blackpool is likely tied to the filming of the much-anticipated Blackpool night on the BBC’s hit dancing show, Strictly. She stepped out in style, sporting a chic longline black fur coat over a mini-dress, accentuated with velvet bow slingback kitten heels and a classic Chanel flap bag.

But in her first public appearance since the operation, Amy was seen enjoying a night out at Amero Italian in Blackpool on Friday joined by her husband Benjamin Jones and fellow pro dancer Carlos Gu.

Amy is likely in the city for the filming of Saturday evening’s iconic Blackpool night on BBC’s dancing show Strictly.

She looked effortlessly chic while out for dinner in a longline black fur coat over a mini-dress and paired with velvet bow slingback kitten heels and a Chanel flap bag. 

Amy Dowden wrapped up warm as she arrived in Blackpool for Strictly Come Dancing on Friday after undergoing her second mastectomy

She looked effortlessly chic while out for dinner in a longline black fur coat over a mini-dress and paired with velvet bow slingback kitten heels and a Chanel flap bag

Amy shared a health update on Instagram on Wednesday evening as she marked two weeks since having a second mastectomy.

The Strictly star shared a ‘post surgery’ selfie wearing a compression bra and brown checked trousers. 

She gushed she is ‘proud of how far’ she’s come post surgery and is ‘focusing on little things’ every day and ‘celebrating the small wins’. 

Amy wrote: ‘This picture I took the day I come out of hospital, post surgery! Tomorrow marks two weeks since my surgery, and I’m feeling proud with how far I’ve come.

‘Focusing on the little things, I’m seeing gradual improvements in my movement and being able to do more each day. 

‘I have been taking it slow, listening to my body, being kind with myself, and celebrating the small wins. 

‘But this week I’ve really seen a difference and feeling so like me again. Please remember to check yourself’. 

Elsewhere Amy took to her Instagram Stories to share a candid video discussing her recovery as she explained she is ‘starting to feel like me again’. 

In her first public appearance since the operation, Amy was seen enjoying a night out at Amero Italian in Blackpool on Friday joined by her husband Benjamin Jones (Pictured) and fellow pro dancer Carlos G

She said: ‘I am doing so much better thank you, since the weekend I’ve started to feel like me again, my energy and movement is back, its not so tender and the bruising has gone down. I’m looking forward to doing physio and getting some more movement. 

‘Every patient is different so only do what your doctor recommendations. I went to see mine a week after my surgery and I had my dressings removed and its really swollen but I had a look and I’m really happy with it and now its all about recovery and getting back on the dance floor when I’m feeling better.’

The dancer explained how she has been shopping as she is currently unable to wear her ‘lovely dresses’ due to them being ‘uncomfortable’ or her impression bra showing’.   

‘I can’t wear low tops and I’ve got to wear impression bras and getting a jumper on is hard and in the grand scheme of things its not a problem’, she explained. 

‘I’ve got some lovely dresses but I can’t wear them they are just uncomfortable or the impression bras or on show or I can’t get out of them cause I’m restricted movement. So I had an excuse to do some retail therapy.’ 

Amy shared a health update on Instagram on Wednesday evening as she marked two weeks since having a second mastectomy

The Strictly star gushed she is ‘proud of how far’ she’s come post surgery and is ‘focusing on little things’ every day and ‘celebrating the small wins’

Amy concluded by reassuring fans she is ‘doing really well’ and is looking forward to watching the Strictly Come Dancing stars at Blackpool on Saturday.  

She said: ‘But yeah I’m doing really really well and two weeks on Thursday and from the weekend onwards I have seen a massive difference in my recovery. 

‘It feels so good to be out and about again, I’m still taking things day by day and being patient but I’m doing my best. People have been asking for advice but I can only say what helped me. 

‘Thank you so much and I’m looking forward to Strictly Blackpool!’