Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden paid an emotional tribute to her friend Nicky Newman, who died from breast cancer at aged 35, promising that her legacy will live on
Strictly favourite Amy Dowden made a heartbreaking promise to her "ray of sunshine" friend who died of cancer.
Sharing a post from Nicky's page - which included a message from Nicky beginning "If you're reading this it means I have died" - Amy thanked her late friend for being a true inspiration.Fearless campaigner Nicky chose to announce her own death posthumously, making a final request of her 280k Instagram followers.
Speaking candidly about her latest round of treatment, she discussed her sadness at losing her hair following her gruelling rounds of chemotherapy. As the news series of Strictly was back on screens on Saturday, 16 September, Amy's absence was felt by everyone, including presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman, who paid a special tribute to their friend.
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