Amy Dowden returns to BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing following her cancer battle and is criticised by former professional dancer Brendan Cole, who says she “hasn’t been doing a very good job.” The comments come after Dowden and partner Chris Appleton are eliminated early in the series.
According to the reports, Dowden and Appleton land in the dance-off during Sunday’s episode and become the first couple out this series. One outlet notes the elimination is the second consecutive year in which a professional dancer is eliminated first, referencing similar timing to a prior series. The sources frame Cole’s remarks as commentary on Dowden’s performance after her return, while focusing on the same on-screen result: an early elimination following the dance-off.
