You'd think after battling Ming the Merciless and "saving every one of us", the small matter of a bit of ski-jumping would be a doddle for the star of 1980 sci-fi romp Flash Gordon. Alas, no, Sam Jones has had to drop out of Channel 4's new winter sports reality show, The Jump, after crocking his shoulder while celebrating a successful jump, reports the Sun. Apparently, the super-duper hero was so shocked at landing correctly that he – and be prepared for a tale of spine-tingling stunts here, readers – "shouted 'Yeah!', raised my arms, fell over and hurt my arm." And he thought fighting inter-galactic villains was a risky business.
