Dancing on Ice professional skater Eric Radford will skip this weekend's show, becoming the latest competitor to sustain an injury this year.
The 40-year-old Olympic gold medallist from Canada has been partnered with the EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks since the ITV competition began last month.
A statement to the Dancing on Ice Instagram said: "Unfortunately, Eric Radford has sustained an injury during rehearsals. Following medical advice, he will not be able to skate with Charlie Brooks this week.
"[Ice dancer] Brendyn Hatfield will skate with Charlie. We wish Eric a quick recovery and hope to see him back on the ice next week."
The post also wished "Eric a speedy recovery", along with thanking "Brendyn for stepping in this week".
In an Instagram story, Radford thanked everyone for their "support" and said he "will hopefully be back next week".
Vanessa Bauer was forced to withdraw from the rest of the series after tearing ligaments in "an accident" backstage last week, leaving TV personality Chris Taylor to skate with new partner Robin Johnstone.
Comedian Josh Jones left the competition early after twisting his ankle in September.
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Radford and Brooks scored 31 points last weekend for a performance inspired by the singer Adele, moving Brooks's daughter Kiki to tears in the crowd.
During movie week, they earned 27 points with a routine that recreated the pottery scene from the 1990s romance Ghost.
Their first skate was to the ABBA classic Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), which was praised by judge Jayne Torvill as a "great performance" and received 26 points.
Brooks is best known for her role as Janine Butcher in the BBC soap EastEnders and has also appeared in The Bill, Wired, and Bleak House.
She won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special in 2011 and ITV's I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2012.
Radford competed at three Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal as part of the Canadian team at Sochi in 2014, a bronze in the mixed pairs figure skating, and a gold in the mixed team event at PyeongChang in 2018. He was unplaced in the Beijing 2022 Games.
The series continues on Sundays on Virgin Media One and ITV1.
Source: Press Association
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