Overview

• Dowden marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with social posts urging people to check their chests and highlighting early detection.
• She shared a hospital throwback from her treatment and said the outcome would have been very different if she had not been checking, adding that cancer does not discriminate.
• Referencing abuse she received while documenting her diagnosis, Dowden posted a clip from her BBC film and asked followers to be kind.
• Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, she said this year’s routine is full on, noted she feels stronger, and relayed her husband’s two-word warning to “be careful.”
• Dowden and partner Thomas Skinner scored 16 for their first live Paso Doble, and Skinner posted a tribute calling her a living legend while reminding men to check for breast cancer.