By james art Despite leaving the BBC show in the week of Halloween, the Morning Live resident doctor, who is also a GP in Scotland, said she was “proud” of herself for stepping out of her “comfort zone”.
Welsh dancer Dowden, who was unable to compete on Strictly in 2023 during her breast cancer treatment, was absent from Sunday night’s results show after “feeling unwell” following Saturday’s live show.
A spokesman for Dowden, who has Crohn’s disease, said an ambulance was called as a “precautionary measure” after the dancer began to feel unwell.
“She is doing much better and would like to thank the Strictly family for their love and concern,” they added.
A BBC spokesman added: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Amy Dowden was unable to take part in tonight’s results show.”
Sunday’s results show was filmed on Saturday night after the live broadcast on BBC One, which saw Dowden and her star partner, JLS singer JB Gill, reach a score of 32 with their foxtrot to Toploader’s Dancing In The Moonlight.
After Dowden and Gill were confirmed to have made it through to next week, the JLS star said: “I’m beside myself to be honest and Amy will of course be so happy.”
Krishan and her dance partner Gorka Marquez faced off in a dance-off against former X Factor winner Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu after the public vote.
Krishan, 41, and Marquez were awarded 26 points by the judges on Saturday night, putting them bottom of the table with comedian Chris McCausland and his professional partner Diane Buswell.
The pair reprized their spooky tango to Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams while dressed as pirates.
In the dance, Ward and Xu recreated their dramatic paso doble to Grieg’s In The Hall Of The Mountain King, which earned them 31 points on Saturday night.
After both couples danced a second time, the judges unanimously decided to save Ward and Sue.
Asked by host Tess Daly about his time on the show, Krishan said, “I’m really proud of myself. You know I tackled something that was out of my comfort zone.
“The one thing I’ve learned a lot is to say yes more and that there’s no point in your life when you can stop learning new skills.
“I learned more from dancing, I learned so much from Gorka.
“Everyone was so amazing and these are just memories that I will take home forever and I am very proud. I’ve made my family very proud, I’m just really grateful.”
Krishan, who is also a resident doctor on BBC Radio Scotland’s surgery, said her family were “so proud” of her because she had dreamed of doing Strictly for years.
She added: “To have a dream come true is just a surreal feeling. Week after week it’s been amazing, I’ve made friends for life and everyone has been so nice, so thank you.’
Marquez said he had an “amazing” six weeks with the doctor and was “very proud” of what she had achieved, adding: “She is a GP and a mother. She had never danced before and I think she was getting better every week.
“I think she’s really what the show is about, someone with no experience in the show world coming here and learning to dance.”
Marquez also said he felt “honoured” to help her showcase her Punjabi culture when they performed a dance to a traditional Bollywood song for the first time in Strictly’s 20-year history.
Krishan thanked him “for believing in her” and giving her “the gift of dancing”, adding: “I definitely don’t think this will be the end of my dancing journey.”
Sunday’s results show also featured a Beetlejuice-inspired routine by professional dancers led by Carlos Gu.
The remaining 10 couples will take to the dance floor next weekend for a new icon-themed week when Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday 2 November at 6.30pm and the results will be shown on 3 November at 7.20pm on BBC One.