OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Dowden has been left hurt by “spiteful comments” about her weight.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional has suffered from Crohn’s disease – where part of the digestive system gets inflamed – since she was 11 and was diagnosed aged 19, and she recently had to be put on a course of intravenous steroids which make her “bloat”.
She told HELLO! magazine: “Although it made me feel better, it creates water retention, making my hips, thighs and bottom bloat and my face puffy.
“I want to look my best on the dance floor, but when you get photographed in an unflattering light and people make spiteful comments about your size, it can be very hurtful.”
The dancer has struggled with her fluctuating weight for years.
She continued: “I was either too skinny and people assumed I was anorexic, or I’d bloat from my medication.”
Her choice of career has added to her feeling “very self-conscious” about her appearance because she needs to fit into “tiny costumes”.
Sharing one of the most hurtful comments she has received, she recalled: “I’d just come off the dancefloor when a dressmaker in the changing room looked at me and said, ‘She has a fat bottom and a thick middle.’
“I felt so humiliated and embarrassed. I was only 21 and still trying to deal with my condition. As a dancer struggling to fit into tiny costumes, I became very self-conscious.”
However, her ‘Strictly’ family have been nothing but supportive.
She said: “Everyone has been so kind.
“If I’m not feeling well, the boys are so thoughtful and say ‘Nobody’s lifting Amy today’.
“Dianne (Buswell) is always checking on me and, when I had to go to hospital, Oti (Mabuse) got into a car the moment she finished filming and turned up at 11pm to see me.
“Another time when I was ill, Katya (Jones) took me to hospital and sat with me until 5am.”
And Amy had this message for anyone thinking about commenting on some’s appearance in a negative way
She said: “I’m urging people to stop and think before they speak or write an unkind message.
“Some people are too quick to comment about the way someone looks. They have no idea what the target of their remark is going through.”

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