Dancing On Ice contender Michael Underwood, has pulled out of the ITV1 show after breaking his ankle during a training session.

The GMTV presenter said he was "devastated" to be leaving the competition after falling over during a training session.

Underwood was in the middle of practising a dance routine with his partner Melanie Lambert when he came crashing down on the ice.

The TV personality was taken to hospital after the accident, where X-rays revealed the break.

"I was really upset but now I'm trying to put it all into perspective," he said.

"I have worked so hard and I am hoping that the people at home will see I have improved over time from week one to week two, and I would have hopefully improved from week three.

"I think that's the thing that hurt the most, I put in all this effort and time and I just wanted to prove I could do it - I just haven't got the chance now."

But Underwood remained light-hearted and joked: "I would like to be be able to tell you it was something amazing, like some triple axle that I tried to do and failed - but all I was doing was trying to stop!"

But it will not be the last Dancing On Ice fans will be seeing Underwood. The TV star will be in the audience cheering on the other contestants in Sunday night's live show.

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