Dancing on Ice star Eric Radford has pulled out of this week's live show, following medical advice.
The professional skater, who is currently partnered with EastEnders' icon Charlie Brooks, will be unable to perform this Sunday after sustaining an injury during rehearsals. Professional skater Brendyn Hatfield will instead step in to dance with Charlie.
The news was shared on social media by the official Dancing on Ice account, and reposted on Instagram stories by Eric.
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"All of us at Dancing On Ice wish Eric a speedy recovery, and thank you to Brendyn for stepping in this week," read the caption. "Thank you for all of the support. Will hopefully be back next week!" added Eric.
Fans of the show shared their well wishes for the star in the comment section. "I am sorry about your injury Eric best wishes for you to get well and rest soon bro," said one, while another echoed: "Wishing Eric a speedy recovery. Hopefully it will be back to normal after next week 🙌".
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There were also comments of support from fellow pro skaters Vanessa James (who is partnered with TOWIE's Dan Edgar), Vicky Ogden (who was partnered with Sir Steve Redgrave), and Colin Grafton (who is partnered with The Traitors' Mollie Pearce).
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Meanwhile, Eric isn't the only star to sustain an injury during rehearsals. This year's competition saw Dame Sarah Storey bowing out prior to the live shows, and comedian Josh Jones exiting in week two, after both suffered respective training injuries.
In last Sunday's episode, it was announced that pro skater Vanessa Bauer was also forced to withdraw from the show due to a torn ligament and other sprain injuries. Robin Johnstone stepped in to dance with Vanessa's partner Love Island's Chris Taylor.
"Goodness me, another injury?! It's bonkers!! I hope that everything is okay," a fan noted on the post of Eric's exit. "Lots of injuries this year, hope all are okay," added another.
Dancing on Ice airs Sunday nights on ITV1 and ITVX.
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