Dancing on Ice star quits hours before live performance in latest blow to ITV show

Dancing On Ice has mislaid 1 of its astir loved performers aft an mishap backmost signifier has forced them to retreat from the competition

Dancing On Ice has been dealt different stroke with a immense prima quitting hours earlier the adjacent unrecorded episode.

It comes aft comedian Josh Jones retreat from the contention aft helium sustained an wounded successful rehearsals.

Hours earlier Sundays' episode, nonrecreational Vanessa Bauer who is dancing with Love Island's Chris Taylor announced she was sadly pulling retired of the amusement aft an 'accident backstage.'

Vanessa said: "I'm present contiguous with alternatively upsetting news. I americium unluckily not going to beryllium capable to proceed connected Dancing connected Ice with Chris.

"That's truly upsetting for me. I person trained Chris since October past twelvemonth and it is ever specified an astonishing accomplishment for myself to spot idiosyncratic other advancement truthful overmuch successful a accomplishment they've ne'er done before. So it's been truly rewarding for maine to ticker this full travel for Chris [and] the mode he's got amended week since October and besides since the unrecorded shows started."

Vanessa past told fans she had nary prime but to permission aft an MRI scan revealed aggregate injuries.

She said: "I unluckily had a small mishap backstage past week connected Dancing connected Ice conscionable earlier the unrecorded amusement connected Sunday.

"And I didn't realise however atrocious it was then, but we did an MRI and it turned retired that I person a wholly torn ligament, people 3 sprain wounded and a large people 2 sprain injury. I shouldn't beryllium skating connected an wounded similar that and truthful I'm taking each of the proposal from the aesculapian professionals here, I americium successful precise bully hands."

Chris Taylor spoke retired aft the quality to uncover his devastation astatine Vanessa leaving the competition.

He described Vanessa arsenic 'determined, committed and inspirational' successful a heartfelt station responding to her aboriginal exit. "I'm precise very bittersweet but you person an annoying member for life," helium told her.

After sharing the post, Vanessa told fans: Thank you truthful overmuch for your enactment this play and implicit the past 8 years! There is truthful overmuch truly breathtaking worldly happening twelvemonth and I’m looking guardant to being decently healed for it! I’ll beryllium determination supporting you each measurement on the way."