Max Evans’ Dancing On Ice partner Ale Izquierdo was rushed to hospital after he dropped her while practising a tricky lift.
The Mexican figure-skating champion was seen clutching her head in agony and lying on her back after falling through Max’s arms while rehearsing on Saturday.
Medics told the 30-year-old to get some rest after releasing her from hospital – casting doubt over whether the couple will perform in the live show on Sunday.
Painful: Max Evans’ Dancing On Ice partner Ale Izquierdo was rushed to hospital after he dropped her while practising a tricky lift
Scottish rugby star Max was seen looking on in horror as Ale tumbled to the ice and lay flat on her back.
He and their aide rushed to her side to try to help her back up, before a paramedic arrived to tend to Ale – who grimaced and appeared to be in a lot of pain.
The professional skater was taken to hospital after the fall and is now back home recovering having been told to rest for 24 hours, an ITV spokesman said.
Max may get a pass through to next week or may have to perform with another professional skater.
Horror: Medics told the 30-year-old to get some rest after releasing her from hospital – casting doubt over whether the couple will perform in the live show on Sunday
Oh dear: The Mexican figure-skating champion was seen clutching her head in agony and lying on her back after falling through Max’s arms while rehearsing on Saturday
Ale’s injury is the latest in a string of casualties to hit the competitors in the notoriously dangerous skating show.
Love Island star Kem Cetinay was seen tending to a painful-looking wound on his thigh during training earlier in the week.
A representative for the star confirmed to Metro: ‘He has been injured during training – he has a cut on his leg.’
Meanwhile, Max and Ale have been getting on famously on the show, prompting Dancing On Ice judges to comment on their chemistry after their romantic dance ended in an almost-kiss last week.
Casualty: The professional skater was taken to hospital after the fall and is now back home recovering having been told to rest for 24 hours, an ITV spokesman said
Nightmare: Scottish rugby star Max was seen looking on in horror as Ale tumbled to the ice and lay flat on her back
But Max insisted girlfriend Lauren Jamieson isn’t threatened by his onscreen bond with Ale.
The rugby hunk claimed Scottish beauty Lauren ‘understands’ that the need to have chemistry on the ice as she’s a dancer herself.
‘Lauren is a dancer so she understands the need for chemistry to bring more to the performance,’ Max told The Mirror
Max and Mexican Ale wowed the judges as they pulled off a graceful performance and elegant lifts, ending with an almost kiss in a romantic routine to Ed Sheeran’s Perfect.
Sizzling: It comes after Max insisted his girlfriend Lauren Jamieson isn’t threatened by his onscreen bond with Ale (pictured last week) – despite their romantic routine that ended in an almost-kiss
Discussing the show, he said: ‘Our performance was full of romance and love. It was a compliment that the judges said we had such great chemistry.
‘Lauren was buzzing that we smashed it. She was so happy and so supportive.’
Dancing On Ice has been given the green light for another series in 2019 following its return after a four-year hiatus.
The ITV skating programme originally ran from 2006 until 2014, and made a comeback this month for a new series hosted by returning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
Supportive: The rugby hunk, 34, claimed Scottish beauty Lauren (pictured) ‘understands’ that they just have chemistry on the ice as she’s a dancer herself
Proud: ‘Lauren was buzzing that we smashed it. She was so happy and so supportive,’ he said, while discussing last week’s performance