Overview

• Dyer says an MRI showed a hairline fracture and ligament injury, with one ankle graded a 2 sprain and the other a 1.
• Strictly’s welfare team phoned to confirm she could not compete, a call she describes as leaving her and partner Nikita Kuzmin in shock.
• Medics warned dancing would worsen the injury, and Dyer says the sudden exit has tested her mental health, prompting a call to her therapist.
• Producers named Amber Davies as Kuzmin’s new partner on short notice, and the pair scored 27 for their first live-show waltz.
• Dyer says she hopes to return in a future series, while Danny Dyer joked about substituting and she credited husband Jarrod Bowen for support during recovery.