Overview
- Dowden posted from hospital that the surgery went well and that she is resting with support from her husband and family.
- She will miss upcoming Strictly Come Dancing episodes during recovery, with It Takes Two host Janette Manrara sending on‑air wishes for a speedy return.
- The 35-year-old previously underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy after a 2023 diagnosis, later reporting no evidence of disease in February 2024.
- She has told fans she aims to rejoin her Strictly colleagues once healed and hopes to “dance my way through 2026.”
- Reflecting on her journey, Dowden credited her 2021 partnership with Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna’s charity work with helping her discover the tumour.