Vanessa Bauer QUITS ITV Dancing on Ice as show issues statement on skater’s exit

Asserting the information on Instagram, the official Dancing on Ice account wrote: “Sadly, Vanessa Bauer sustained an harm while backstage and following medical recommendation, won’t be able to skate for the rest of the sequence.”

“We wish to thank Vanessa for all her arduous work on Dancing on Ice, and want her speedy restoration!”

Sharing the information on her on personal social media, Bauer additionally advised followers: “I am right here in the present day with moderately upsetting information. I’m sadly not going to have the ability to proceed on Dancing on Ice with Chris.

“I’ve skilled Chris since October final 12 months and it’s all the time such an incredible achievement for myself to see another person progress a lot in a ability they’ve by no means achieved earlier than.

“So it has been actually rewarding for me to look at this complete journey for Chris [and] the best way he is bought higher week since October and likewise because the stay reveals began,” she continued.

Nevertheless, she additionally revealed the unhappy information that “I sadly had a little bit accident backstage final week on Dancing on Ice simply earlier than the stay present on Sunday”.

Bauer added: “I did not realise how unhealthy it was then, however we did an MRI and it turned out that I’ve a very torn ligament, grade three sprain harm and a serious grade two sprain harm.

“I should not be skating on an harm like that and so I am taking all the recommendation from the medical professionals right here, I’m in superb arms.”

“My ache threshold, I do not belief it, I’ve been skating this complete week with a number of ache however I simply did not realise that it was such a big harm so I did not voice my ache. It simply goes to indicate that you need to take heed to your physique and attempt to tune into your physique rather a lot,” Bauer mirrored.

Revealing that she would now be in search of rehab for her accidents, the 28-year-old advised followers: “I do not need this harm that’s already unhealthy to get even worse and so the one smart determination is to step away, do rehab, concentrate on my well being – I assume psychological well being as effectively – as a result of it is actually unhealthy that I’ve to depart.

“However I am excited to get higher and to get again to skating correctly each single day,” she ended on a constructive be aware.

Captioning the video, Bauer wrote: “Thanks a lot to your help this season and over the previous 8 years!”

“There may be a lot actually thrilling stuff taking place 12 months and I’m wanting ahead to being correctly healed for it! I’ll be there supporting you each step alongside the best way,” she concluded.

The German skater has been a part of Dancing on Ice since 2018, with the 2025 sequence marking her eighth 12 months on the present.

Bauer had been partnered with Love Island star Chris Taylor for the 2025 sequence

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Bauer has had a profitable profession on the present, being topped champion alongside celeb contestant Jake Quickenden in sequence 10.

Since then, she has skated her strategy to a number of finals with a wide range of well-known companions.

Stepping in to associate Taylor for the remainder of the sequence is fellow professional dancer Robin Johnstone, The Every day Mail studies.

Bauer is the second member of the 2025 forged to be pressured to depart on account of harm since comic Josh Jones has been pressured to withdraw final week.