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Vicki Newman

Dancing On Ice in further chaos as Rachel Stevens pulls out of show after injury

Rachel Stevens has been forced to pull out of Dancing On Ice after suffering an injury.

The S Club 7 star will no longer skate in Sunday's show as planned.

A spokesperson said: "Due to an injury sustained in training and on the expert advice from the Dancing on Ice medical professionals, Rachel Stevens will not skate in this Sunday's show. We look forward to her returning to the show next weekend."

Rachel is said to have sustained a fracture to her wrist after a fall on the ice.

She'll now skate for the first time on the third week of the ITV competition on Sunday, January 30.

Earlier this week, the show was hit by its first round of bad luck when Happy Mondays star Bez tested positive for coronavirus.

Bez will also return to the contest for week three.

He announced the news to the Daily Star, saying: "I've had a positive test. I'm gutted because I'm going to be missing training but I'm looking forward to skating on the show again for Week Three and I'll be tuning in at home and cheering on my mates who are skating this weekend."

An ITV spokesperson told The Mirror: "We have stringent protocols in place to ensure the health and safety of all our contributors and staff which are routinely monitored and updated to reflect the current guidelines."

Bez will miss a show after testing positive for Covid (ITV)

The show had a lot of bad luck last year, with a string of celebrities dropping out due to injury or catching Covid-19.

So many people were forced to leave the show that bosses were forced to bring the final forward by a week.

The show was also paused for a week to try and combat the decreasing number of contestants.

And for the first time ever, two replacement stars were brought in to try and save the show.

Last year, Jason Donovan missed a show after injuring his back and Joe-Warren Plant and pro Vanessa Bauer had to quit after testing positive for Covid.

Denise Van Outen had to pull out after breaking her shoulder in three places and Rufus Hound also bowed out after catching coronavirus.

Billie Faiers was forced to quit after a painful head injury and Graham Bell's partner Yebin Mok didn't even make it to the first episode after suffering a nasty cut to her leg in a training accident.

Hopefully this year isn't going to be quite as dramatic.

* Dancing On Ice airs Sundays on ITV

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