Amy Dowden says it’s “really hard” to lose her hair due to chemotherapy.
Amy Dowden says it really hard to lose her hair
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro, who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, admitted she used to have daily “meltdowns” due to the side effects of her illness, like having huge clumps of her tresses fall out when she runs a brush through them, but she "cries less" now.
The 33-year-old professional dancer said on her Instagram Stories: “So many messages asking me how I'm coping with the hair loss and I'm not gonna lie, it is really hard
“I think I cry less now. To begin with, it was every day, but now I have meltdowns when I wash my hair once a week. For the last two weeks now, I haven't brushed my hair, and that has definitely helped.
"Since I came out of hospital with the blood clots, I stopped brushing it myself because I was just getting distraught seeing how much was falling out."
Amy revealed how her husband Ben - who she tied the knot with last year - had been doing the honours, so she doesn't need to “physically” witness her locks come out.
She said: "I obviously am aware of it, but I'm not physically seeing or holding the hair that I'm losing and that for me is helping me big time."
Amy has been using the mantra “this too shall pass” to endure the tough times.
She said: “If I take my scarf off, you'll see there's hardly any [hair left], but it's OK. I keep telling myself, ‘This too shall pass’.”
The star has been told by the bosses of the BBC Latin and ballroom competition that she can return to the show whenever she is well enough to be back on the dancefloor.