Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One at the weekend (Image: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvinder Sopal was rushed to medical staff after suffering an injury during rehearsals for the dance show, just days before its launch. The EastEnders actress, 46, is set to grace the dance floor for the BBC show, which kicks off this weekend, but has now disclosed she experienced a medical mishap when she heard “something popped” as she practised for the programme. In a video shared on Instagram, she revealed: “So it’s the second day of training and I’m at physio. Something popped and I’m here to find out what exactly.”

The soap star confirmed: “I’m fine, everything is okay. I can still walk and still move but my left glute, my left hip is feeling a little tight and uneasy, so I’m going to get someone to look at it.” EastEnders star Balvinder – who is renowned for playing Suki Panesar on the BBC soap – confessed her stint on Strictly Come Dancing is “the hardest [she] thinks [she’s] ever worked”.

Soap star Balvinder continued with rehearsals after her injury (Image: Instagram/leesopal)

She added: “I can’t tell you, this is the hardest I think I’ve ever worked. The pros are incredible, superhuman, literal gods honestly. The way they move, the way they teach you it’s just brilliant and I’m loving every single second of it.

“But I’m just going to get checked out by the physio. I hope they go easy on me. But yeah, second day training.”

Balvinder has since confirmed she is back in training, and is feeling “all good”. She posted a picture of herself in rehearsals and captioned the post: “Day three training done!

“Hip/glute all good – just tight. Thank you for all your messages of love and support. We kept dancing (sic).”

Balvinder Sopal has suffered a painful injury while rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BBC)

Balvinder is amongst numerous celebrities set to take part in the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing – which launches on Saturdayon BBC One at 6:40 pm – and will feature alongside stars including Dani Dyer, Chris Robshaw, Thomas Skinner Ross King and Vicky Pattison.

Reflecting on her participation in the programme, Balvinder revealed “being on Strictly is a dream that [she] held on to, with no proof that it would ever happen”.

She informed the BBC: “Working on EastEnders and being a part of Strictly Come Dancing is the stuff that dreams are made of.

“I’m far too excited to put into words how I feel but I’m incredibly excited at the prospect of dancing across the ballroom!”