Amy Dowden's twin sister admits to feeling 'guilt' over Strictly star's health battle

Amy Dowden's twin, Rebecca, has opened up about feeling "a sense of guilt" as the Strictly star battled breast cancer while also managing her Crohn's disease.After being diagnosed with aggressive stage three cancer in May last year, Amy went through several chemotherapy sessions and was declared cancer-free only a few months ago, although she will need monthly injections for the next five years.In a heartfelt conversation with The Times, the sisters discussed their close relationship and how Amy has coped with living with Crohn's and beating breast cancer.Rebecca expressed her emotions, telling the publication: "It's hard being a twin not to feel a sense of guilt.

I've lived a carefree life. I did all the things you should do as a youngster - going on my first girls' holiday, going to university, travelling - but because of Crohn's, Amy never got to do those things." Rebecca also spoke about her deep empathetic connection to Amy's health challenges, adding: "When she got her cancer diagnosis last year I would have done anything to take the pain from her.

There's almost nothing we don't share, but being a midwife I'm careful about how much I talk about my job because I'm conscious that, after cancer treatment, Amy has her fertility journey ahead of her."She also said, bewildered by the differences in their health: "It just doesn't make sense to me that we shared a womb yet she has been given so much to deal with."Strictly Come Dancing fans are eagerly awaiting Amy's return to the dance floor for her eighth series this year, after she had to bow out of the 2023 series due to her cancer diagnosis.In past seasons, Amy has dazzled on the Strictly stage with celebs like Dan Walker, JJ Chalmers, Tom Fletcher and James Bye,