DANCING On Ice star Connor Ball had to be whisked off the ice after last week’s show to get 19 stitches in his leg. The Vamps star, 25, crashed to the ice last weekend with partner Alexandra Schaumann during their pirate theme dance. The musician was left with a gory gash after the tumble with Dancing On Ice fans […]
DANCING On Ice star Connor Ball had to be whisked off the ice after last week’s show to get 19 stitches in his leg.
The Vamps star, 25, crashed to the ice last weekend with partner Alexandra Schaumann during their pirate theme dance.
The musician was left with a gory gash after the tumble with Dancing On Ice fans getting a glimpse into the chaos after he came off the ice.
Medics rushed him backstage with cameras showing him getting 19 stitches in his shin – a Dancing on Ice record.
“I was lying there in my boxers and a pirate wig,” Connor said to camera in the package before his performance this week.
Fans begged him to stay upright this week and he managed to do so with an adorable dance.
He delivered a tentative skate to Cecilia by Simon and Garfunkel and scored 35 out of 40.
Afterwards, he told the judges, “it’s been a tough week”, and Oti Mabuse quipped: “You did a full performance without hurting yourself!”
After his skate this week, Hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby revealed his injuries made “Holly feel sick.”
“It’s been a tough week…. a lot of pain and numbness,” he explained.
Phillip told him: “Holly and I made the mistake of looking over the balcony and watching you getting stitches, that was gruesome.”
The judges loved his performance and admitted his injuries may have held him back from trying anything more adventurous.
They got a total score of 35 with Christopher Dean telling him, “I can’t wait to see you next week.”
Viewers watching at home were over the moon with Connor’s successful dance.
“19 stitches and he still smashed it!” wrote one fan on Twitter.
Another added: “Omggg as if Con broke a #DancingOnIce record of most stitches.”
And a third wrote: “19 stitches holy f**k.”
So far the DOI competition has Connor pushed him to his limit.
He’s taken a few nasty tumbles in the live shows along the way, including when his chin started bleeding live on air.
Paralympian Stef Reid delivered a Mack And Mabel-inspired routine which was seen by viewers in black and white in a nod to the musical’s Hollywood-set story. She scored 36.5 out of 40
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