Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero's family who are attempting to flee the Russian invasion in Ukraine.The 33-year-old dancer became overwhelmed with emotion as she opened up about her grandparents' struggles.The Strictly star revealed her elderly grandparents were turned away at the border because her uncle, who is driving them, is 57, not 60.But the dancer made the plea her uncle was their only hope because two of her grandparents cannot walk.The Ukrainian-born dancer addressed the issue on talkRadio yesterday, where she spoke candidly with Judge Rinder.Tearing up, she began: "Hi Rob.
It's good to see you... I just get emotional. I'm sorry."Emotions have just overtaken. It's a hard time for all of Ukraine."Addressing her family's difficulties to be able to cross the border, Oksana explained: “I spoke with them several hours ago, they were on the border.They were trying to cross."But they were turned around because my uncle who is the driver of the car that they are in and he is helping with them with everything you know - its three grandparents ages between 75 and 90 years old, two of them cannot walk at all.“He’s the only one who can physically help him.
Without him, they can’t make it."From what I understand, they were turned around because he’s not 60 years old yet."He’s 57, you know, he has big leg injury himself.
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