Dani Dyer has broken her silence after being forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing just days before the first live show

Dani addressed her social media followers (Image: Instagram/danidyerxx)

Dani Dyer battled back tears as she spoke out about her devastating departure from Strictly Come Dancing in a heartfelt message to her supporters. The 29-year-old made her debut on the beloved BBC competition during Saturday evening’s launch programme on 20 September, joining the other 14 famous faces taking part.

Throughout the show, viewers discovered she had been matched with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin. Nevertheless, today, mere days ahead of the inaugural live performance, it was revealed that Dani has been forced to withdraw after fracturing her ankle during a tumble whilst practising. Speaking to her 3.7 million followers through a poignant video on her Instagram stories, Dani momentarily stopped to compose herself as she became emotional.

dani dyer (Image: BBC)

She expressed: “Hi guys, I’m going to do this, and try and do this without crying, but yeah, I’m so heartbroken, like I’ve not felt like this in such a long time.

“I was having the best time ever… It’s just (a) very, very annoying, devastating thing that I’m kind of going through right now, but I’m probably just going to have a few days off my socials just to, you know, process things.

“I just want to thank you all so much for all your love and support. But yeah, I’m gutted, I’m absolutely gutted.”

She added: “I love everyone, everyone at Strictly is absolutely amazing. All the couples, I’m going to miss them so much. I will eventually come along and cheer them on. I just want to thank you all so much.”

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In a statement released earlier today, mother of three Dani revealed: “I had a fall on Friday in rehearsals and landed funny.

“I thought I had rolled my foot but it swelled up badly over the weekend and after an MRI scan yesterday, it turns out I have fractured my ankle.

“Apparently doing the quickstep on a fracture is not advisable, and the doctors have said I am not allowed to dance, so I’ve had to pull out of the show.

“To say I’m heartbroken is the biggest understatement. I am so going to miss dancing with Nikita but will of course be watching closely and cheering all the couples on.”

Strictly Come Dancing stars were issued with support (Image: BBC)

Two Strictly Come Dancing stars have been inundated with support after being forced to withdraw from the BBC competition series. After impressing fans during Saturday’s (September 20) launch show, reality star Dani Dyer and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin will no longer take part in the series after the mother-of-three sustained a gruelling injury. The duo were among the first to be paired, and fans were eager to see Dani showcase her skills after gaining a legion of fans during her 2018 appearance on Love Island.

However, just days before returning to the dancefloor with a show-stopping performance, the 29-year-old revealed she had sustained an ankle injury in a shock statement. Dani penned: “I had a fall on Friday in rehearsals and landed funny. I thought I had rolled my foot, but it swelled up badly over the weekend, and after an MRI scan yesterday, it turns out I have fractured my ankle. “Apparently, doing the quickstep on a fracture is not advisable (!!) and the doctors have said I am not allowed to dance, so I’ve had to pull out of the show.”

Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin were forced to withdraw from Strictly (Image: BBC)

Dani continued: “To say I’m heartbroken is the biggest understatement. I am so going to miss dancing with Nikita but will of course be watching closely and cheering all the couples on.”

As the statement landed on social media, a flurry of fans and their Strictly co-stars took to the comments with support for the duo, including head judge Shirley Ballas, who stated: “I’m so so sorry. But health is most important. Get well soon Angel.”

Strictly professional Luba Mushtuk commented: ” Oh no, I’m so so sorry, please get well soon.”

As the newly announced mother-to-be, Diane Buswell echoed: “I’m so sorry Dani and Nikita, we will miss you so much xx”

“Ohhh nooo!!!! I’m so sorry Dani and Nikiii. Hope you’re getting better soon @danidyerxx sending all my love,” said Nancy Xu