‘My Crohn’s doesn’t like lockdown’: Strictly’s Amy Dowden says her health has worsened as she reveals she was hospitalised after ‘nasty flare-up’ By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 14:32 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 14:32 GMT, 28 January 2021 Amy Dowden has revealed she was hospitalised last week following a ‘nasty flare-up’ amid her … Read more
What is it about carrot-topped Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden that fails to fill you with confidence? That precious voice, perhaps, or the way he reminds you of a model from a whimsical Boden catalogue. Maybe it’s his failure to stand up for theatres these past ten months. Whatever it is, he does not strike you … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden spoke candidly about her Crohn’s disease, and how it has impacted her career in the past. The Welsh dancer, 30, reflected on her health battle and how it has had an effect on her profession during an appearance on Tuesday’s BBC Morning Live. When asked by co-hosts Kym Marsh and … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing‘s JJ Chalmers paid a touching tribute to his professional partner Amy Dowden after they were eliminated from the show on Sunday. The presenter, 33, praised Amy for ‘never letting him down’ despite her daily battle with Crohn’s disease, admitting she ‘could wake up any day and be hospitalised’ due to the condition. … Read more
Oliver Dowden last night demanded that Netflix make clear The Crown is ‘fiction’. In a dramatic intervention, the Culture Secretary added his voice to mounting concern that fabricated scenes in the drama series were so damaging to the Royal Family that viewers should be warned at the start of each episode that it was not … Read more
Strictly’s Amy Dowden put on an animated display as she joined celebrity partner, JJ Chalmers, for rehearsals in London on Wednesday. It comes as the professional dancer, 30, emotionally shared her gruelling battle with Crohn’s disease in her new documentary Strictly Amy: Crohn’s And Me. Amy was spotted heading to rehearsals with JJ, 33, on Wednesday after they … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has shared details of her gruelling battle with potentially deadly Crohn’s disease in a new documentary. The 30-year-old dancer, who this year has been teamed with JJ Chalmers, has opened up about her illness in BBC film Strictly Amy: Crohn’s And Me. She said: ‘Strictly has been more than a … Read more
Theatres could reopen in the spring: Oliver Dowden pushes for ‘not before’ date in March or April to give producers time to plan Oliver Dowden told MPs it was not possible to give a firm date for reopening He defended the London Palladium over controversy about recent performances The plan is to organise theatre so that … Read more
The Culture Secretary has suggested TV licence fee evasion won’t be decriminalised because he does not want to send a signal that it is legitimate to not pay the TV licence. Oliver Dowden made the comment to MPs as the Government prepares to publish its response to a consultation on decriminalisation. It had been reported the … Read more
No EFL team will be allowed to go bust because of the coronavirus crisis, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden as he slams Liverpool and Manchester United’s ‘power grab’ Premier League, English Football League yet to agree bailout for lower divisions Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden urged both sides to ‘get this deal over the line’ He … Read more