'Emmerdale' actress Emily Symons will compete in the reality show 'Dancing on Ice' despite breaking a rib in rehearsals.
The actress suffered the injury when her professional ice-skating partner squeezed her too hard during a lift, cracking one of her ribs.
Doctors told Symons that the injury would take about eight weeks to heal but the actress is prepared to dance through the pain.
"I broke my rib on the last day of training before Christmas. I came off the ice thinking 'that really hurts' and the next day I couldn't walk or breathe very well," she said.
"I had to ring the physio and say 'we have a problem'. I'm taking painkillers. It should take six to eight weeks to recover but I told the physio I needed to be sorted in two."
Many of the other celebrities taking part in the show have also picked up injuries during training.
Sky News presenter Kay Burley said: "It's not through falling on the ice, it's through being lifted by your partner."
