Overview

• Amy Dowden confirmed on Instagram that she will perform a salsa to Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden’s Bonkers with planned “risky lifts” alongside Thomas Skinner.
• She thanked Skinner for caring for her during a cold after a hoarse appearance on It Takes Two, where hosts noted she was unwell and he prepared a warm drink with manuka honey and spices.
• Week two brings the first public vote as last week’s judges’ scores roll over, leading to a Sunday dance‑off and the season’s first elimination.
• Dowden and Skinner scored 16 for their week‑one Paso Doble, placing them toward the lower end of the early leaderboard.
• Her return comes after stage three breast cancer treatment concluded with no evidence of disease in February 2024, followed by a stress‑fracture withdrawal later that year.