Dancing On Ice star Sylvain Longchambon ‘is rushed to hospital’

Dancing On Ice star Sylvain Longchambon was rushed to hospital last week after injuring his chin while choreographing his latest routine for the ITV show.  

The professional skater needed medical assistance after splitting his chin open during a rehearsal with his celebrity partner, Coronation Street actress Mollie Gallagher. 

Dancing On Ice creative director Dan Whiston told The Sun: ‘We’ve had lots of falls this week, with pro-skater Sylvain rushed to hospital after hitting his chin on the ice during rehearsals. 

‘He had his chin glued and luckily was back on the ice with Mollie Gallagher, who put on a solid performance.’ 

Nightmare: Dancing On Ice star Sylvain Longchambon was rushed to hospital last week after injuring his chin while choreographing his next routine for the ITV show

Despite the setback, Sylvain and Mollie picked up an impressive score of 28.5 for their emotional skate, performed to the song She Used To Be Mine from  hit musical musical Waitress.

And Whiston admitted it is only the latest in a series of behind-the-scenes blunders to occur as the long-running show returns to ITV1. 

He said: ‘Just when we thought we couldn’t have any more dramas this week, we had a situation where the platform the musical cast stood on had to be screwed into the ice to stop it from sliding around.

‘I absolutely loved choreographing such an exciting pro performance alongside our special guests from Tina the musical!’