DANCING on Ice star Sylvain Longchambon was rushed to hospital after smashing his face on the ice. The pro skater split his chin open during training with his partner Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher.
The ITV show's 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." The pair went on to impress the judges in Musicals Week and took home a score of 28.5 after an emotional routine to She Used To Be Mine from the production Waitress.
Blackpool born Dan, who has been a feature on every series of Dancing on Ice since it began in 2006, revealed that wasn't the only backstage emergency that threatened to derail the show this week.
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