Strictly's Amy Dowden makes huge career announcement as cast rush to congratulate her

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden announced in February that doctors informed her she has "no evidence of disease" in an update on her battle with breast cancer.

By Fran Winston, Showbiz Reporter

17:44, Mon, Jul 8, 2024 | UPDATED: 17:51, Mon, Jul 8, 2024

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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has announced she is going on tour with her fellow pro dancer from the BBC show, Carlos Gu. The announcement is just the latest milestone for the star who announced in February she had "no evidence of disease" in a very positive update on her breast cancer battle.

The pair will be hitting the road for their self-titled show Amy & Carlos: Reborn in March and April 2025. Tickets are set to go on sale this coming Friday (June 12).

They took to Instagram to post a joint announcement alongside their official tour poster which saw the Welsh dancer look stunning with a dramatic smokey eye look. They captioned it: "We're so excited to announce our Spring 2025 tour! Sign up now for details of our pre-sale. Link in bio. General on sale this Friday."

The tour will begin on Monday, March 10 in Birmingham's Symphony Hall and ends on Sunday, April 6 in Buxton's Opera House. There are twenty dates scheduled.

Their Strictly pals rushed to the comments and expressed their delight and excitement for the pair.

Close up of Amy Dowden smiling

Amy Dowden has announced a new tour with Strictly Come Dancing colleague Carlos Gu (Image: Getty)

Dianne Buswell, who made the final of Strictly last year dancing with Bobby Brazier said: "Go on guys," followed by a flame and a heart emoji.

Nancy Xu, who joined the show in 2019, wrote: "Congratulations," followed by four purple heart emojis.

Jowita Przystal who won the show paired with Hamza Yassin in 2022 exclaimed: "Yaaaaazzzz!!!! Amazing news," followed by two heart emojis.

Nikita Kuzmin, who was paired with West End star Layton Williams in last year's contest chimed in: "Yessss guyyyssss," with three heart emojis.

Gorka Marquez also commented writing "Omg this is amazing NEWS!!!!" followed by three clapping hands emojis.

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Amy Dowden standing in front of Carlos Gu. They both stare intently at the camera and the words Amy and Carlos reborn are written above their heads

Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu are going on tour together next year (Image: Amy and Carlos Reborn)

Meanwhile former Strictly pro turned Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse raved: "Oh yes! Congratulations. I love this @amy_dowden @gkx_carlos brilliant pairing."

Just days ago on July 2, Amy, 33, took to Instagram to pay tribute to her husband, Benjamin Jones, on their second wedding anniversary.

Alongside three snaps of the couple on their big day, Amy began: "Happy 2nd anniversary! I think it’s fair to say we’ve been through quite a bit during married life. But I’m forever grateful for you!"

Amy, who was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in May 2023, continued: "Thank you for this past year! I know at times it’s been so tough for you to watch but you kept positive, kept the house clean away from infections and tried to keep me as positive as possible."

The professional dancer gushed: "I love you even more! Let’s hope for a smoother year ahead! But what I do know is we have each other! More adventures, my crazy last min plans, house renovations, dance school fun and basically just us being us! Love you always xxx your Amy xxx."