Breast cancer team cheer for Strictly’s Amy Dowden

Amy Dowden will return to Strictly after battling breast cancer

Amy Dowden's clinical team at University Hospital Birmingham have taken to social media to wish her good luck as she returns to BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

The video posted to Facebook showed staff at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham cheering for the dancer.

It included clips of both staff in the Oncology department and supporters of Good Hope Hospital Charity, wishing Dowden all the best.

The return of the 34-year-old Welsh dancer was in doubt after a recent scare, but she took to the Strictly stage on Saturday after beating breast cancer twice last year.

Mr Naren Basu, consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, said: "Wishing you all the best from your breast care team in Birmingham. You truly are an ambassador for the cause. I'm sure you'll make it all the way to the final. Keep dancing."

Dowden's latest health scare was captured by BBC cameras filming Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me, which documented her journey from initial diagnosis to her Strictly return.

She said the experience was “such a worrying time".

"I was in disbelief, I thought I can't go back through this again, I can't miss Strictly again. My whole family were heartbroken.”

The first episode of the 22nd series of Strictly Come Dancing will air on Saturday.