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Ashleigh Rainbird

Dancing On Ice's Lady Leshurr admits she hadn't considered risks as 7th star quits

The 13th series of Dancing on Ice has suffered almost as many knocks as the contestants.

So much so, the stars have become convinced it’s cursed - after Jason Donovan became the fifth celeb forced to pull out of the show, due to an injury, earlier this week.

And by the sounds of things, even the remaining five contestants have become a little accident-prone...

Lady Leshurr admits she hadn’t really considered how dangerous the rink’s stunts could be.

“I never thought of all the other things that could happen,” she admits, “I just thought ‘Yay, I’m going to learn how to skate.’

She admitted she hadn't considered how dangerous some of the moves could be (imladyleshurr/Instagram)

“I never thought ‘Yay, I might do the moonwalk and break my foot.’

“I never thought about all the injuries that come with it.”

Practising lifts has left the singer sore.

She's one of five contestants left on the show (imladyleshurr/Instagram)
She's become a fan favourite on the show (PA)

“I was waking up in the mornings and my body was just locking,” she admits to the Thanks a Million podcast. “My back was just stiff. I thought ‘Wow, these tricks and lifts are really taking a toll on my body.’”

Lady Leshurr- who also had to bandage her elbows after “marinating” them in ice while sliding on her front during a performance - has been on the ice this week, preparing for Sunday’s show.

The series took a hiatus last weekend, and is due to return to ITV on Sunday - fingers crossed...

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