Dancing On Ice bosses take drastic measures after star risks horror accident in live show
thesun.co.ukDANCING On Ice star Vanessa Bauer was forced to chop off her hair seconds before skating in last night's launch show to avoid a horror accident in the opening routine.
The German pro, who is partnered with ex-Towie star Joey Essex, nearly got her long hair tangled in fellow pro Sylvain Longchambon's skate while doing a daring move in rehearsals.
It prompted a last minute scramble to lop off her ponytail so that she didn't suffer a painful injury in the opening routine.
Dan Whiston, the show's Associate Creative Director, told us: "Just hours before we went live, rehearsals were shattered when one of our professional skaters smashed a mirror with their blade and another dancer put their foot through the set while rehearsing our dynamic opening routine. "Just when we thought we had sorted out our set issues for the opening number, seconds before we were about to go live for the show, professional skater Vanessa Bauer had to have an emergency haircut, by the side of the ice. "The hair team had to cut her long ponytail as it nearly caught under Sylvain's skates when performing their upside-down spin.
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