Dancing on Ice: Matt Richardson ‘sent home with concussion ‘ and blames judge Christopher Dean

The former Xtra Factor host, who has replaced Rufus Hound in the ITV series, injured hmself while skating with a pole
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John Dunne @jhdunne8 February 2021

Dancing on Ice star Matt Richardson’s was at one stage sent home with ‘concussion and a black eye' sustained in training, he has revealed.

The former Xtra Factor host has replaced Rufus Hound n the ITV series, after the comic was forced to drop out after a positive coronavirus test.

Richardson will take on contestants Rebakah Vardy and Coronation street star Fay Brookes on Sunday having recovered from his injuries

He told ITV's Lorraine show: "I have done exactly the same amount of training as everyone else, I was just doing it off-camera and not doing the show on a Sunday so I started in October, five days a week since then.

"I think actually for me it is the best thing that they have bounced me in, I haven’t had much time to think about it, I have just got to go for it without too much trepidation and hopefully it will go alright.

"Ultimately if it goes horribly, I am a comedian, so it was very much on purpose."

He recalled at the early stages of training getting badly injured, and joked it was all head judge Christopher Dean’s fault. 

Richardson said: ‘I think even he knows that deep down.

"On the masterclass day, I went to skate and I was terrible and they said the problem was my limbs, which isn’t ideal.

"He gave me a pole to skate with to stop my arms moving and as I was skating with the pole, I caught the front of my blade and went over the front of the pole and because I was holding something I couldn’t put my hands out to stop myself so my face took all of the fall.

"I ended up being sent home with concussion and a black eye."

So far Denise van Outen has been forced to pull out of Dancing on Ice after injuring her shoulder, while Graham Bell’s partner Yebin Mok was hospitalised after her leg was sliced open in an accident.

Dancing on Ice continues Sunday at 6pm on ITV. 

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