Amy Dowden eliminated first from Strictly Come Dancing 2024

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 10:24 · Archive

Professional dancer Amy Dowden has been eliminated first from this year's Strictly Come Dancing after a dance-off.

Amy Dowden and her partner Chris Appleton were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after losing the first dance-off of the series. They found themselves in the bottom two against Jaime Winstone and professional Carlos Gu. Dowden told It Takes Two that she was 'gutted' by the result. She said that Chris 'grew and grew and grew in confidence' from the first day through to their Saturday night performance.

Downden, a long-serving professional on the show, was also the first dancer to be eliminated last year, when she was paired with Thomas Skinner. The Evening Standard reports that an ex-Strictly dancer has delivered a 'brutal critique' of Dowden, though the details of this criticism are not provided in the available text.

How it is being reported

• Former Strictly star says Amy Dowden ‘not doing very good job’ following cancer diagnosisShe and Chris Appleton were the first couple out this series.Metro · 7 Oct, 10:22
• 'Not doing a good job': Ex-Strictly dancer delivers brutal critique of Amy DowdenThe Welsh dancer also left the competition first last year after winding up in the bottom two with Thomas SkinnerEvening Standard · 7 Oct, 10:11
• Amy Dowden Admits She's 'Gutted' After Becoming First Pro Eliminated This YearStrictly Come Dancing stars Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden have given their first interview since being eliminated from the show. Over the weekend, the pair lost out in the first dance-off of the series , after winding up in the bottom two with Jaime Winstone and her professional partner Carlos Gu . Long-serving Strictly pro Amy – who was also the first dancer to be given the boot last year – told companion show It Takes Two that she was “gutted” about the way things had played out. “From the first day to dancing on Saturday night, [Chris] grew and grew and grew [in confidence] and I’m just…HuffPost UK · 7 Oct, 07:35

In this story: Amy Dowden · Chris Appleton · Jaime Winstone · Carlos Gu · Thomas Skinner · Strictly Come Dancing

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