Strictly Come Dancing 2019 contestant Catherine Tyldesley, 36, has taken to Instagram to tell fans she will no longer be performing in the scheduled nationwide shows, due to an injury.
The former Coronation Street star shared a picture of her dancing with her show partner Johannes Radebe.
In view of her 599,000 followers, she wrote: “I’m absolutely heartbroken to let you all know that I’ve had to finish my time on the @strictlycomedancinglive tour earlier than expected.
“Unfortunately I’ve sustained an injury which means I’ll be unable to dance for a while.
“My experience of the tour has been a complete joy. Each audience has been so full of love for SCD.
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In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the actress opened up about a injury which occurred just minutes before going on a live show.
She said: “The day we left the show, 20 minutes before we went on stage, I was having one of my ribs pushed back in.
“It’s stuff like that that the audience don’t get to see!”
“I remember thinking to myself throughout the whole dance, does no one wonder why I look so reserved in the Cha Cha Cha.
“I was terrified that my rib was going to pop back out.”
Catherine suffers from a form of Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS).
Ehlers–Danlos syndromes are rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue.
She added: “It’s something I’ve had all my life and it’s partly why I wanted to do Strictly, to prove that I can do it and to give other people with the condition, a bit of, not inspiration, but you can often feel quite limited.
“My case is very mild but there are people out there in wheelchairs with the same condition, it’s a huge spectrum.”