Overview

• Dowden said she felt she had let down cancer survivors, reflecting on her 2023 breast cancer diagnosis, mastectomy and subsequent all-clear.
• The professional dancer returned to the ballroom to support the show and posted an Instagram update reading “And we dance,” hinting at further involvement.
• Skinner posted on X that he regrets joining the show, described “constant abuse,” and said he may take a break to focus on his family as he is “struggling.”
• Coverage links the backlash to Skinner’s recent and past controversies, including his admitted infidelity shortly after his 2022 wedding and his outspoken online posts.
• Their Week Two salsa to Bonkers drew low scores, including a two from Craig Revel Horwood, leading to a dance-off they lost to Robshaw and Bychkova.