STRICTLY Come Dancing star Amy Dowden was left 'crashing' following her latest TV stint.
Amy Dowden's triumphant return
The dancer was forced to take a break from the BBC dance contest amid her heartbreaking breast cancer battle. However, the popular Welsh performer made a triumphant return to screens as part of the current starry line-up on Antiques Road Trip on BBC Two.
Antiques Road Trip adventure
Amy teamed up with Dragons' Den star and celeb Strictly contestant Sara Davies in order to find a selection of items before taking them to auction. Regular show experts Natasha Raskin Sharp and Steven Moore were on hand to offer up their expert opinion on which items might sell at the final auction in Harrogate.
Amy's worries and Sara's advice
Initially, Amy was left a bit worried that she would struggle up against successful businesswoman Sara. Remarking on her nerves, Amy told her pal: "You are a very successful business woman so I have a feeling you will be stronger at haggling than I am." Replying back, Sara said: "Oh I will be haggling don't you worry! "The way I see it is, buying and selling, just dealing in antiques is like a business, you can treat it like a dance competition."
Disastrous turn of events
Whilst things got off to a good start for Amy when she made a £15 profit on her first item, things quickly took a disastrous turn. A silver pin she bought for £100 which Amy thought would be a sure-fire success soon caused a £60 loss for the star when it only sold for a mere £40.
Show expert Natasha was soon left admitting that the pair were "cringing" over the result as she said: "We are cringing. I am sorry I thought it would be, I was really invested in the beetle but alas!" A second loss led to £11 dwindling from Amy's money pot before she admitted she had 'crashed' as a result of the continuing losses.
With two more items left, Amy suffered yet another blow as a regency long arm that she bought for £95 limped out at £25 but the day was somewhat saved when she managed to make a slight profit on her favourite item of the day.
Positive outlook and cancer battle
Despite her rocky time on the show, Amy admitted she would be up for doing it all again as she told Sara: "I have had a lush time i want to do it all again." Amy, 33, underwent a mastectomy a month after her diagnosis and was later told that doctors had found cancer elsewhere in her body. The star then started chemotherapy and has her last session this week.
Speaking to Davina McCall on Channel 4's Stand Up to Cancer event, Amy said: "Today is a good day. I've got my last chemo session on Thursday! Ring that chemo bell. "It's been the toughest year of my life. "I'm just really hoping with the surgery I've already had, and the chemo, I've done enough."
Important message to viewers
Amy pleaded with viewers to check themselves and get to know their own chests. "If you know your breasts, you'll know any changes," she said. "Go and get checked straight away. Doesn't matter how small or if you're unsure. Just book an appointment with your GP. "I just want to say the NHS have been incredible."
Amy's surprise appearance on Strictly
Strictly fans were delighted when Amy made a surprise appearance on the show last month amid her cancer battle.
