DANCING on Ice’s curse claimed a victim before the new series started when contestant Chelsee Healey passed out after a fall during rehearsals.
The Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road actress was said to have been shaken following the accident — but still appeared on last night’s opener.
Her pro skater partner Andy Buchanan said: “We had one fall. She fell right on her tailbone, right on her coccyx.
“You know that shock that goes right through your body, and then she fainted. That was a bit of a scary one.
“She was out for a minute. I was like, ‘Look at me,’ and then there was no looking at me.”
Chelsee said: “I remember Andy waking me up and going, ‘Chelsee, Chelsee,’ and he picked me up and dragged me off the ice. I was all dizzy, and then I just went.”
Asked how she was feeling about the ITV series following the tumble, Chelsee, 36, said: “Broken. I’m s******g myself.
“It has been the most mentally challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
The show has had a string of serious injuries over the years.
Denise Van Outen dislocated her shoulder in 2021, and Vanilla Ice was knocked out and suffered a face injury after a fall in 2011.
And last year, Gogglebox’s Stephen Lustig-Webb had to drop out before the series started after breaking his ankle in training.
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