Dancing On Ice bosses are reportedly worried that James Jordan will be unable to perform at the weekend after the star has suffered a nasty injury during rehearsals, just days before the semi-final.
The 40-year-old's co-stars have reportedly been left 'terrified' after witnessing the unfortunate accident, which has left James with a torn hernia. According to OK!, he has since claimed that the injury is making it 'hard' for him to train'.
James isn't the first contestant this year to injure himself, with co-star and former Love Island contestant Wes Nelson suffering a bad fall back in January and Gemma Collins hitting the ice during a live performance.
Speaking to Daily Star, the ballroom dancer said, “I’ve ripped open my hernia. I’ve also got lower back pain because of it."
James also went on to add that he is "falling to bits", describing such injuries as harder to manage as you get older.
It has only been one year since James underwent a double hernia operation, taking to Instagram back in December (2018) to say, 'One year ago today I had my double hernia operation. Here’s me just before surgery. Amazing what can happen in one year...... we were both devastated to have to cancel our Tour, but I’ve always said the old saying ‘one door closes but another will always open’ Now I’m preparing for @dancingonice and I’m so excited to show you all how hard I’ve been working' [sic].
We wish you a speedy recovery, James! Dancing On Ice continues this Sunday on ITV at 6pm.
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1 of 10Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
2 of 10Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
3 of 10Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
4 of 10Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
5 of 10Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
6 of 10Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
7 of 10Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
8 of 10Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
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10 of 10Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
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