Denise Van Outen has admitted that she was ‘really upset’ after Dancing On Ice judge Ashley Banjo critiqued her routine after she dislocated her shoulder.
The star, 46, was forced to quit the ITV show in January after her first routine following a fall in training which saw her dislocate her shoulder and suffer three fractures.
Denise and her pro skate partner Matt Evers only got to skate once in the competition, where they landed at the bottom of the leaderboard, after taking a tumble on the ice during rehearsals and suffering a painful injury.
Injured: Denise Van Outen has admitted that she was ‘really upset’ after Dancing On Ice judge Ashley Banjo critiqued her routine after she dislocated her shoulder (pictured in January)
Talking about the show and her one performance while her arm was still strapped up following her injuries, Denise admitted she was ‘deflated’ over the judges’ critique.
The presenter also revealed that she was ‘shaking’ and ‘vomiting’ after her routine as she was in ‘so much pain’.
Denise told The Sun: ‘I did feel deflated and really upset after Ashley said I needed to up my game. I thought, “How can I up my game with a fractured shoulder?”. I still haven’t been able to watch the routine as it makes me wince.
‘I skated off shaking and vomited because I felt in so much pain. I have no idea how I skated after my injury, it was so painful. If I watch it, it will take me back to the pain, it was excruciating.’
Ouch: The star, 46, was forced to quit the ITV show in January after her first routine following a fall in training which saw her dislocate her shoulder and suffer three fractures (Ashley pictured)
Sad: Denise and her pro skate partner Matt Evers only got to skate once in the competition, where they landed at the bottom of the leaderboard, after taking a tumble on the ice during rehearsals and suffering a painful injury (pictured during routine)
Denise admitted that she was never going to be a ‘world champion figure skater’ and in the judges’ defence, they didn’t realise the extent of her injuries as she still skated on the show as she is a ‘tough cookie’.
Talking about how her recovery is going after sustaining the injury following a ‘freak accident’ in January, Denise said that her movement is still ‘limited’ and that she will receive physio for a further six weeks. She has managed to ‘escape’ an operation.
Denise admitted that even though her stint on Dancing On Ice was ‘short-lived’, she felt ‘lost’ after she was forced to quit over her injuries as she loved spending time training with professional skating partner Matt.
After her skate on the show in January, where she performed to Tina Turner’s Proud Mary, the presenter received a total score of 19.5 from the judges.
Hurt: Talking about the show and her one performance while her arm was still strapped up following her injuries, Denise admitted she was ‘deflated’ over the judges’ critique
Awful: The presenter also revealed that she was ‘shaking’ and ‘vomiting’ after her routine as she was in ‘so much pain’ (pictured during routine)
Giving feedback, Ashley, 32, said: ‘Look, I have got so much respect for you. The ice is no joke!
‘It was interesting to see in two halves the contrast, because when you were on the stage – so at home, the energy was on point.
‘But when you got onto the ice, you were way more reserved. I think without injury and way more confidence, it will translate from that to that.’
MailOnline has contacted Ashley’s representative for comment.
Sexy! Elsewhere during the interview, Denise admitted that she feels ‘sexier’ in her forties than she did in her twenties or thirties
Elsewhere during the interview, Denise admitted that she feels ‘sexier’ in her forties than she did in her twenties or thirties.
The presenter also revealed that she still wants to ‘look nice’ for her partner-of-seven-years Eddie Boxshall and she tries to keep ‘some level of glam’ during lockdown.
Denise added that Eddie was ‘glad to have her home in one piece’ after Dancing On Ice and he knew that she would fall from the moment she signed up.
The presenter also revealed that she has planned a register office wedding soon with her partner after Covid postponed their plans.
Sweet: The presenter also revealed that she still wants to ‘look nice’ for her partner-of-seven-years Eddie Boxshall and she tries to keep ‘some level of glam’ during lockdown
Denise said: ‘I was going to propose last leap year, but we went into lockdown so it was impossible to do it properly. It didn’t feel right. So it’s a joint decision. There is no proposal. We’re doing it the modern way.’
The star added that they have both been married before and are in their forties so it won’t be a ‘massive, lavish’ wedding, adding that she doesn’t need a ‘diamond ring’.
Denise previously revealed that she spent 15 hours with a dislocated shoulder after injuring herself because she ‘didn’t really want to bother the NHS’.
The actress and presenter explained that she spent a painful 15 hours with her injury before finally deciding she needed hospital treatment, because she didn’t want to add to the strain the NHS is under amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking during an appearance on ITV’s Loose Women, she said: ‘After the rehearsal I spent 15 hours with my shoulder being dislocated, because we didn’t really want to bother the NHS knowing that they’re so overstretched.
‘So it wasn’t until the pain was so unbearable that they advised I went in to see them. They put my shoulder back in but it popped out again, and then I skated on it in the most excruciating pain I cannot tell you.
‘After that, I had an MRI, and it was fractured in three parts. So I’ve got three fractures and a dislocation.’
Despite her injuries, Denise and her professional partner Matt still took to the ice in January for their first – and only – routine of the series.
Ouch! The moment Dancing On Ice ‘s Denise dislocated her shoulder during rehearsal was captured on camera in harrowing footage
Getting checked out: One of the snaps showed Denise being looked over at the hospital
And the blonde beauty has confessed she pushed through her routine because she didn’t want to let anybody down, especially her 10-year-old daughter, Betsy.
When asked how she coped with skating on her injured shoulder, she said: ‘I don’t really know myself how I did it. I’m a bit of an old school theatre entertainer, I’ve been doing this since I was a little kid… not the ice skating, evidently.
‘But I just took a deep breath, I had to grit my teeth, but I think there was a number of reasons why I wanted to [carry on].
‘First of all, Matt, my lovely skate partner, had been working so hard with me because I’d never skated before, and I’d just built my confidence up to do the skating, and I didn’t want to let him down.
So much pain: Denise previously revealed that she spent 15 hours with a dislocated shoulder after injuring herself because she ‘didn’t really want to bother the NHS’ (pictured with Matt)
‘And also, my daughter. I knew she’d be watching, and I thought she’d be so upset if she doesn’t see Mummy go out and do her first skate. I just wanted to get on with it. I’m very much a “the show must go on” sort of person.’
This year’s series was hit by a long line of celeb exits, leaving some to think the season was ‘cursed’, with producers also running out of ‘back ups’ for the first time.
The final aired in March where Sonny Jay and Angela Egan were crowned the winners of Dancing On Ice 2021.
Prior to the finale, Jason Donovan departed the show following a back injury, as he announced in February that he would not be returning to the ITV show.
Winners! The final aired in March where Sonny Jay and Angela Egan were crowned the winners of Dancing On Ice 2021 after a ‘cursed’ series
Emmerdale’s Joe-Warren Plant and his pro partner Vanessa Bauer were forced to withdraw after they both tested positive for COVID-19 while Denise exited the show after injuring her shoulder in three places and dislocating it.
Billie Faiers was then forced to quit the competition after hitting her head and suffering from a concussion, while Rufus Hound announced his shock exit after testing positive for coronavirus.
As well as the celebs, pro skater Yebin Mok, who was partnered with Graham Bell, had to bow out of the show following a freak accident which saw her suffer ‘a very nasty wound from an ice blade’.