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Strictly Come Dancing favourite Amy Dowden reveals why doing Who Do You Think You Are? left her in tears

Amy Dowden learns her great-grandmother died at 39 from breast cancer, a discovery that echoes her own 2023 diagnosis.

Summary by Radio Times
This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.When Amy Dowden signed up for the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?, she hoped to solve rumours of a murder, confirm that she was 100 per cent Welsh and discover whether any of her ancestors were dancers. She anticipated "plenty of drama" and was looking forward to giving her parents, who still live in her hometown of Caerphilly, daily updates."It was a rollercoaster of emotions," she say…

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Radio Times broke the news on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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