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Jessica Gibb & Gemma Toulson

ITV Dancing On Ice’s Kye Whyte forced to pull out of Sunday’s show

An accident has ruled Dancing On Ice contestant Kye Whyte out of Sunday's show.

He has suffered a nasty accident and ITV confirmed the silver medallist BMX racer, 22, would not be taking part in the skating show's themed movie week.

The professional BMX racer sprained his knee after falling on ice in rehearsals.

Medical professionals advised the Olympic athlete it was safer to avoid skating this weekend - and ITV confirmed he will no longer compete on Sunday's show, the Mirror reports.

An ITV spokesperson said: "During rehearsals for this Sunday’s show, Kye fell on the ice and sustained an injury and will therefore not perform in this weekend’s show."

Kye said: "It’s an unfortunate accident. I’ve trained and worked hard with Tippy to perform this weekend.

"For me, as an athlete, I’m used to stuff like this happening where you get injured and can’t compete.

"I’m more sad for Tippy, she’s worked hard so not being able to skate is obviously upsetting.

"We both really wanted to do this number, it’s a cool performance and we put a lot of effort into it.

"I was so happy and excited for everyone when they skated last weekend. I was watching and couldn’t wait to skate this Sunday. I’ll be there cheering everyone on!"

The silver medallist won Great Britain's first ever BMX Olympic medal last year.

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