Furious ITV Dancing On Ice fans fear show will be 'boring' following skate-off 'injustice'
06.02.2022 - 23:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Dancing On Ice contestant Connor Ball was bleeding from his chin after suffering an injury moments before broadcast.
The Vamps musician took to the ice on Sunday night with his partner Alexandra Schauman to perform a Charleston to Take That's Out Of Our Heads.
However, as he received his score from the judges straight after the performance, an injured Connor clutched a tissue to his chin while blood was visible on his white shirt.
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Host Stephen Mulhern explained that Connor was meant to open Sunday’s show, but had cut his chin open just before broadcast.
Stephen said: "I don’t know if you can see this but Dancing On Ice is completely live and Connor was meant to open the entire show, but had an accident before the show.
"He had stitches before the show so he couldn’t go on first and they have now opened up."
Connor said: "I was a bit stressed about the spin so I kept trying to perfect the spin and I slipped out and smacked my face on the ice."
Stephen then told the the star to "get it seen to" adding that paramedics were on standby.
However fans were amazed when the judges continued to critique their performance including Ashley Banjo who said: ‘Still coming out with blood on your face takes some guts.
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Furious ITV Dancing On Ice fans fear show will be 'boring' following skate-off 'injustice'
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