Charlie Brooks’ Dancing On Ice partner becomes latest injured

Dancing On Ice nonrecreational skater Eric Radford volition skip this weekend’s show, becoming the latest rival to get an wounded this year.

The 40-year-old Olympic golden medallist from Canada has been partnered with EastEnders histrion Charlie Brooks since the ITV contention began past month.

A connection to the Dancing On Ice Instagram said: “Unfortunately, Eric Radford has sustained an wounded during rehearsals. Following aesculapian advice, helium volition not beryllium capable to skate with Charlie Brooks this week.

“(Ice dancer) Brendyn Hatfield volition skate with Charlie. We privation Eric a speedy betterment and anticipation to spot him backmost connected the crystal adjacent week.”

The station besides wishes “Eric a speedy recovery”, on with thanking “Brendyn for stepping successful this week”.

Vanessa Bauer was forced to retreat from the remainder of the bid aft tearing ligaments successful “an accident” backstage past week, leaving TV property Chris Taylor to skate with caller spouse Robin Johnstone.

Comedian Josh Jones near the contention aboriginal aft twisting his ankle successful September.

Radford and Brooks scored 31 points past play for a show inspired by vocalist Adele, moving Brooks’ girl Kiki to tears successful the crowd.

During movie week, they earned 27 points with a regular that recreated the pottery country from 1990s romance Ghost.

Their archetypal skate was to Abba classical Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), which was praised by justice Jayne Torvill arsenic a “great performance” and received 26 points.

Brooks, 43, is champion known for her relation arsenic Janine Butcher successful BBC soap EastEnders and has besides appeared successful The Bill, Wired and Bleak House.

She won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special successful 2011 and ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! successful 2012.

Radford competed astatine 3 Winter Olympics, winning a metallic medal arsenic portion of the Canadian squad astatine Sochi successful 2014, a bronze successful the mixed pairs fig skating and a golden successful the mixed squad lawsuit astatine PyeongChang successful 2018. He was unplaced successful the Beijing 2022 Games.