Amy Dowden receives standing ovation after first dance on Strictly since cancer diagnosis Strictly Come Dancing, BBC

AMY Dowden has emotionally thanked her Strictly Come Dancing family for their unwavering support during her battle with cancer as she returns to the show. The professional dancer faced moths of

Strictly Come Dancing will return on Saturday, September 14 on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

According to the bookies, Paul is the favourite to be eliminated first this weekend. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have announced that he has odds of 9-4 to go. Montell Douglas, JB Gill, Shayne Ward and Sam Quek are seemingly the safest names in the competition, with £0 being placed on any of them getting eliminated this weekend

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden ’s return to the dancefloor will be celebrated with a ‘empowering routine’. Joining the BBC dancing series in 2017, Amy worked on six seasons of the show, being paired with celebrity partners including Brian Conley, Tom Fletcher and James Bye.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were overjoyed after Amy Dowden returned to the dancefloor on a full-time basis. The professional dancer was absent from the BBC show last year as she recovered from breast cancer, though she did occasionally return to the studio throughout the 21st series.

The professional dancer, 34, was forced to miss out on having a celebrity partner in last year's series of Strictly Come Dancing after being diagnosed with cancer

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden has said tonight's first live performance since her return to the show will be "beautiful for my family".

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden opened up about her return to the show during an emotional segment on BBC Breakfast today (September 21)