Fans are over the moon after Strictly professional Amy Dowden appeared in the Strictly teaser trailer on Saturday, despite being unable to participate as a dancer in this years series.
The Welsh dancer, 33, began her chemotherapy treatment in August after she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
Yet the star has felt the support of her Strictly family every step of the way and was flooded with messages from fans after her appearance in the trailer.
The series is due to launch on September 23, and BBC released a glitzy, dramatic clip in anticipation of the latest line up on Saturday.
Amy appears at the very beginning of the clip as she stuns briefly in a gorgeous sparkly black two-piece and gold shimmering eye shadow before she disappears mysteriously into the night.
Strictly Family: Amy Dowden, 33, made a surprise appearance in Strictly’s new teaser trailer on Saturday amid her breast cancer battle
Brief appearance: Amy appears at the very beginning of the clip in a gorgeous sparkly black two-piece and gold shimmering eye shadow
As the music drew to a crescendo, she made her exit , eaving the other Strictly professional dancers shining in gold as they dance together in the moonlight.
Fans took to the comments to wish Amy all their best and love for her upcoming treatments.
One wrote ‘Wishing you all the very best, Amy’, and another penned: ‘@amy_dowden we will miss you this year. Sending you lots of get well wishes xx.’
A third added: ‘@amy_dowden you will be missed this year, Amy but keep fighting and I’m sure all of us Strictly fans will see you dancing next year.’
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in May, and revealed in July that doctors had discovered she has ‘another type of cancer’ after an MRI revealed more tumours in her body.
Talking about the news at the time Amy said: ‘For me, my journey, everything changed. I was originally going to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment.
‘But then, after my MRI, they found another tumour so then it changed into a mastectomy and then, after my mastectomy, unfortunately, they found even more tumours.
‘And my pathology wasn’t what they were expecting, and they found another type of cancer and then they told me I needed chemo – for me that was a massive blow.
Strong: The Welsh dancer began her chemotherapy treatment in August after she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year
Grateful: Earlier this week Amy joined her fellow professionals in training as she shared a glam snap of herself after being Strictlyfied’ by the show’s hair and make-up team
Message: ‘ So grateful for my @bbcstrictly family, yesterday was just what I needed ahead of today. I’ve felt part of the whole journey so far!’
Pals: After joining her fellow professionals in training on Tuesday, the dancer felt spurred on to tackle her latest bout of cancer treatment (pictured together in July)
Fighter: Amy later took to her Stories to share an image of herself during chemotherapy, writing: ‘Let’s go! Number three! Next cycle I’ll be saying half way!’
‘It wasn’t in the plan, originally – and I know the plan you can’t get fixated on.
‘So, all of a sudden, then I realised, and you get scared, but the oncologist did say that with chemo I’ve got a really good chance of a cure.
‘I was really scared and I didn’t want to do chemo but then seeing someone like yourself (Erin) who’s carried on and for me straightaway it was my dancing, like, you can take away my boob but you can’t take my dancing away from me and that’s what I get really upset about.’
Yet earlier this week Amy joined her fellow professionals in training as she shared a glam snap of herself after being Strictlyfied’ by the show’s hair and make-up team.
The dancer revealed her joy at feeling like ‘Amy again’ and felt spurred on to tackle her latest bout of cancer treatment – which comes after she was hospitalised with sepsis after her first round.
She penned: ‘So grateful for my @bbcstrictly family, yesterday was just what I needed ahead of today. I’ve felt part of the whole journey so far!
‘I’ve seen all the group numbers and the process by videos, then again watching yesterday and WOW honestly the best yet! Yes it’s hard not being up there with them doing what I love but so proud to part of such a talented team.
‘I loved being made glamorous by the hair and make up team, putting on a sparkly dress from Wardrobe and feeling like Amy again being at my favourite place ! So very grateful!’