Strictly star Amy Dowden is in great spirits for a day at work as it revealed she will make triumphant comeback for the show’s live tour
Strictly’s Amy Dowden looked happy and healthy as she spent a day of interviews in Manchester with her co-star Carlos Gu on Wednesday.
The dancer appeared delighted to be back at work after MailOnline revealed she will make a triumphant comeback for the Strictly live tour after being forced to pull out of this year’s competition.
Amy looked stunning from head to toe in red for her interview on BBC Breakfast, teaming heels with smart trousers and a festive jumper.
The absolute favorite was promoting her new tour with Carlos, titled Reborn, which will hit the road next spring.
But before that, Amy will be back on the dance floor, performing as part of the Strictly live tour in January.
The professional dancer, 34, was left devastated after suffering a stress fracture in her shin, forcing her to miss the series, which later saw her partner, JLS singer JB Gill, 38, reach the final.
Strictly’s Amy Dowden looked happy and healthy as she spent a day of interviews with her co-star Carlos Gu in Manchester on Wednesday
Amy was happy to be back at work after MailOnline revealed she will make a triumphant comeback for the Strictly tour after being forced to pull out of this year’s competition
Amy had returned to Strictly for the first time this year after undergoing a mastectomy following her breast cancer diagnosis, making her injury and having to withdraw from the show all the more painful.
Dancer Lauren Oakley, 33, will also star on the tour, competing with JB after taking over from Amy when she fell ill in this series.
They are just one of seven couples who will travel across the country in the new year for the 30-day tour, which starts on January 17 and ends on February 9.
Amy and JB are joined on the Strictly tour by EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas, Gladiator Montell Douglas and Kai Widdrington, opera singer Wynne Evans and Katya Jones and actor Shayne Ward and partner Nancy XU.
Finalists Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec and Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola complete the Strictly Stars line-up after Chris McCausland made history in Saturday night’s final by becoming the first ever blind contestant to win the programme.
Winner Chris does not appear on the Strictly tour as he did not believe he could stay in the competition for so long, let alone win.
The professional dancer, 34, was left devastated after suffering a stress fracture in her shin, forcing her to miss the series, which later saw her partner, JB Gill, reach the final.
Dancer Lauren Oakley will also star on the tour, competing with JB after taking over from Amy when she fell ill in this series
But he is going on tour himself with the comedy show Yonks!, which he originally postponed to appear in the BBC dance series.
Chris said: ‘I started the tour in January this year and I did the first leg until May and then I was meant to be back on the road in September but we moved the dates to strictly accommodate.. .
“It just wasn’t really a consideration at the time because I don’t think anyone thought I would be any good at it.”