Amy Dowden delighted her many followers on Sunday, when she took to Instagram to pay sweet tribute to her dad in honour of Father's Day.
Posting a sweet series of photos of her father walking her down the aisle when she married fellow dancer Ben Jones last year, the Strictly favourite penned a heartfelt message.
It read: "Happy Father's Day to everyone who is lucky enough to know him, is the kindest, funniest most humble human! Known as legend Dickie Dowd who I'm lucky enough to call my dad! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW WEEKS! Strictly lots of love your Amy xxxx [heart emojis] #happyfathersday."
Amy posted the sweetest message
Amy's co-star, friend and bridesmaid, Dianne Buswell commented: "Love your dad," alongside three red heart emojis.
The show's head judge, Shirley Ballas, also posted a heart emoji, while former champion Stacey Dooley responded with three heart-eyes emojis.
© GettyFans of the star added messages including: "Gorgeous bride ~ Gorgeous Dad," and: "The most beautiful photos!! Happy Father's Day". The sweet post comes less than two weeks after Amy shared that she was undergoing her first hospital treatment for cancer.
The professional dancer broke fans' hearts when she revealed the devastating news that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of last month but her social media presence has remained upbeat.
The 32-year-old recently took to Instagram after receiving her first round of treatment. Sharing a short clip of a healthy-looking green drink, Amy wrote: "Getting all [fruit and vegetable emojis] that I need thanks to @thegoodnessguide," alongside a pink love heart emoji.
Amy bravely documented her first visit to the hospital with a photo from her hospital bed. In the snap, the star was all smiles whilst dressed in a hospital gown and giving a thumbs-up to the camera.
© InstagramShe wrote: "Step one to beating cancer! Rrrrrrready for this fight and more determined than ever to get back on the dance floor [strong arm and praying hands emojis] #breastcanceryoung #checkyourchest #checkyourlemons #letsdothis #breastcancerawareness #cancer."
Her former Strictly partner Tom Fletcher commented: "Sending you all the love today. Us Fletchers are right behind you X." "You got this @amy_dowden," her co-star Gorka Marquez wrote, while former contestant Sara Davies added: "You’ve got this! [heart emojis]," and Stacey Dooley posted three red hearts.
© GettyOther followers of the dancer replied with kind messages. One penned: "Sending all the love, you've got this! Xxx." A second added: "Sending you all of the love in the world! You're going to beat this and I cannot wait for you to be back to doing what you love most."
© InstagramAmy shared the news of her diagnosis in an exclusive interview with HELLO!. "I've been through quite a lot in my life and this is another hurdle," she said. "But if I'm positive and strong, I've got a really good chance of getting back out on the dancefloor as soon as possible."
Bravely sharing her personal news, which she had only received the previous week, the Welsh-born dancer revealed that she hopes to raise awareness of the disease and help others going through their own diagnoses.
