Dancing On Ice professional skater Hamish Gaman has pulled out of appearing on tonight's show, saying that he has been "struggling" over the last few months.
He is the first ITV star tp admit struggles in the wake of Caroline Flack's tragic death.
Gaman, who was paired with Caprice Bourret before they parted ways ahead of her eventually quitting the ITV show, wrote on Twitter: "I'm sad to say that I've pulled out of appearing on Dancing On Ice tonight.
"The past three-and-a-half months have been the worst of my life, and I'm struggling. It might look like things have been calming down, but they aren't. Numerous defamatory articles have been stopped from running in the press over the past few weeks. These untrue stories are continually being fed to the press by a 'source'.
"I've been told by various people where these articles and source quotes are coming from, and it's clear that they're trying to destroy my reputation. It's become relentless and I feel extremely vulnerable. I'm asking them to stop."
Gaman added: "I desperately want to move on from all of this and focus on the skating. I've done absolutely nothing wrong, and was told by the team who reviewed all the rehearsal footage that I was an 'exemplary pro'.
"I can only hope that this will all be over soon. I'm so sorry to not be on the ice tonight, but I couldn't face it. Thank you for your support and kind messages."
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