Dancing on Ice host Phillip Schofield has said that Bez of Happy Mondays suffered a "dangerous" accident while filming the new season of the ITV show.
Speaking to The Sun, Schofield said he saw a video clip of Bez fall and his helmet "fly off" after he hit the ice.
"You have a rink that is full of essentially blades and we know how dangerous they can be and how deeply they can cut and how sharp they are," the host said.
"I've just watched a video of Bez on his second day fall over backwards so hard that his helmet flew off. Dancing On Ice is really dangerous."
He added, "We’ve seen in the past that people do get hurt and, of course, you want to avoid that at all cost. I think we will be wrapping Bez up in bubble wrap that’s for sure."
Bez, who has been a member of Manchester band Happy Mondays since 1980, is one of ten new contestants, including Coronation Street actress Sally Dynevor and singer Rachel Stevens, who will take to the rink when Dancing on Ice returns on January 16.
Speaking last year, 57-year-old Bez said, "At the moment it’s more like Bambi On Ice, not Dancing On Ice.
"How I got picked I don’t know because I was absolutely awful at the audition, but they must have seen some potential in me!"
He continued: "I’m looking forward to learning a new skill and I can’t wait for the Christmas ice rinks again and I can get on there and really show off."
