Dancing On Ice’s Joe-Warren Plant is ‘gutted’ as past knee injury flares up after going ‘too far’ in training and puts his future on the show in jeopardy
Joe-Warren Plant has revealed he had to skip Dancing On Ice training on Tuesday after a past knee injury flared up after he went ‘too far’ during a session.
The Emmerdale star, 18, took to Instagram to tell fans he had to take time to heal, otherwise his debut on the ice rink would be jeopardised.
Sharing a snap with his skating partner Vanessa Bauer, he said in the caption: ‘Absolutely gutted…..
Upset: Dancing On Ice’s Joe-Warren Plant was ‘gutted’ on Tuesday as a past knee injury flared up after taking it ‘too far’ in training and put his future on the show in jeopardy
‘So we had to cancel today’s training session due to my ongoing knee injury! It’s unbelievably frustrating as I really felt like it had healed!
‘I’m not one to give up when I feel a little bit of pain and I was willing to carry on but it’s important for me to take a step back, not get too carried away with it and take it easy. Kneed to get this under control….’
Not letting his injury get him down, Joe-Warren shared a video of him on the ice as he skated while leaning on one knee.
He then headed to a gym where he and Vanessa cycled to help rehabilitate his knee before he went to a physiotherapy clinic to have a cold compress put on the injury.
Frustrated: Sharing a snap with his skating partner Vanessa Bauer, he looked distraught as he said in the caption he was ‘absolutely gutted’
Issues: Joe-Warren said, ‘we had to cancel today’s training session due to my ongoing knee injury! It’s unbelievably frustrating as I really felt like it had healed!’
Talking from the clinic he was visiting, Joe-Warren said in a video: ‘Yo whats going on guys I’m currently at JamPhysio, got my cold compression on my knee, it sucks we had to miss training this morning it really does.
‘For the past two weeks since we started, my knee hasn’t been causing me any pain or discomfort whatsoever so I automatically thought it was healing and getting better.
‘Yesterday I took it a little too far and I feel like I am back to square one with it.
‘I’m not one to give up’: Joe-Warren made it clear he would do all that he could to help heal the injury in time for the show, and shared a video of himself skating on the ice
Injury: Speaking from a physiotherapy clinic, he said: ‘For the past two weeks since we started, my knee hasn’t been causing me any pain or discomfort… yesterday I took it a little too far’
‘It’s an injury I’ve had for months and I have found myself in a cycle where it gets better, it’s healing, then boom it happens again.
‘I just need to take the precautions necessary and get it under control.’
In September, Joe-Warren, who plays Jacob Gallagher on the soap, said he was ‘excited’ about the prospect of appearing on the show, as he revealed his character will be taking a six month break from the ITV soap.
‘Bounce back stronger’: Joe-Warren also headed to a gym where he and Vanessa cycled to help rehabilitate his knee
Taking time to heal: Joe-Warren went to a physiotherapy clinic to have a cold compress put on the injury
Speaking to co-hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after the announcement on This Morning, he said: ‘I’m super excited. I’m glad I have the time off Emmerdale to really focus on training.
‘Just to try my best and learn a new skill. It’s a new challenge, I’ve never done anything like it before, so super excited.’
When asked about the show’s iconic costumes, he added: ‘I can’t wait. I love getting dressed up, fancy dress parties, it’s all part of the fun.’
Rehabilitation: Joe-Warren reassured fans: ‘I just need to take the precautions necessary and get it under control’
Upset: After fans shared their concerns for the star with him, he admitted: ‘It’s pretty gutting not gonna lie’