Amy Dowden was in tears on Celebrity Hunted(Image: Channel 4 screengrab)
Celebrity Hunted viewers were emotional as one of the contestants broke down in tears on the show.
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden, who is taking part in the Channel 4 programme with fellow dancer Carlos Gu, started to cry as she talked about her fears she can't have children after cancer.
The star announced in May 2023 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and she went on to have a mastectomy and chemotherapy.
She opened up about her concerns during the latest instalment of the show, which sees stars on the run and trying to evade capture while being pursued by experts. She and Carlos stayed with fellow Strictly star Neil Jones and his family, including his daughter Havana. When Carlos noted how good Amy was with the three-year-old, she became tearful.
Amy Dowden previously battled breast cancer(Image: Channel 4 screengrab)
"I've always wanted the honour to be a mum," she said. "And obviously I don't know if that's going to be possible."
Amy, who was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease when she was 19, went on: "A cancer diagnosis changes your life forever. I'd just got married, I had my whole life ahead of me, and all of a sudden my world fell apart in front of me.
"I've been given another shot at life, and I want to embrace and take every opportunity that comes my way."
Viewers were also moved, with one posting on X: "If anyone is in doubt about why Shine & C4 make this show, watch that first part. BRB, something's in my eye."
Sharing a teary-eyed emoji on the platform, which was formerly Twitter, someone else said: "Amy Dowden opening up about her cancer journey on Celebrity Hunted. WE LOVE YOU AMY!"
Amy Dowden is taking part with Carlos Gu(Image: CHANNEL 4)
The latest series of Celebrity Hunted, which is in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, also features EastEnders' Brian Conley and his daughter Lucy, and television personalities Scarlette and Stuart Douglas.
Love Islanders Chris Taylor and Toby Aromolaran, presenters and disability advocates JJ Chalmers and Sophie Morgan, and comedians Jen Brister and Laura Smyth are also striving to escape from lead Hunter Ray Howard and his squad.