Rebekah Vardy details ‘horrific’ accident that left her Dancing On Ice partner in hospital

Rebekah Vardy has detailed the ‘horrific’ accident that left her Dancing On Ice partner Andy Buchanan in hospital.

The mother-of-five, 38, who hates the sight of blood, revealed she ‘almost fainted’ at Andy’s gory injuries after she mistakenly sliced his face open in training.

In a new interview, Rebekah explained she felt ‘petrified’ after getting back on the ice the following day and she still feels guilty knowing the accident was her mistake.

She told MailOnline: ‘I’ve had so many falls and obviously I injured Andy that was the most horrific experience. I thought he was messing around to begin with because he does like a bit of a joke and he likes to rib me quite a bit and we were doing a move… 

‘The last thing he said to me was “don’t kick me in the face” and I was like “why would you say that? You are just going to jinx us” so we did what we were doing and he nearly dropped me and I was like “oh s*** what’s happened?”

‘I looked at him and he was holding his face and I was like “stop messing about” and I laughed and then he removed his hand from his face and there was blood everywhere. 

‘I hate the sight of blood. Five kids and I can’t deal with blood and I nearly passed out. It wasn’t good and I felt horrific.’

Rebekah, who’s the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, 34, said her partner Andy was more concerned with her reaction to his injuries and it having an impact on her confidence, instead of any damage caused to his face.

She said: ‘He was so sympathetic and more worried about me than himself and he kept staying “it wasn’t your fault” and as much as they want to say it wasn’t your fault, you totally know it was because if you did it correctly it would have never happened.

‘We have been doing this a few months and not years and years so accidents are bound to happen it’s just how you bounce back from it.

‘I was petrified. The very next day we had our show and tell in front of all the coaches and that was the first time we ran our routine in front of people and I felt so sick. I didn’t even think I could do it.’

Rebekah and Jamie, who married in 2016, have three children, Sofia, six, Finley, four, and one-year-old Olivia, as well as Taylor and Megan, from two of Becky’s previous relationships. Jamie also has a daughter with ex-Emma Daggett.  

The dedicated mother admits she has missed sharing the experience with her children, who’ve been forced to miss out due the coronavirus pandemic.

Contestants this year will not perform in front of a live studio audience, meaning the star’s children will have to watch their mum take on the challenge from home, which has been difficult for Rebekah to imagine. 

She said: ‘My children are so excited they are literally chomping at the bit.

‘They are gutted they can’t come and watch it live and they’ve not been able to come to many training sessions.

‘In that aspect, it makes me sad because my family is everything and having them be apart of this journey a bit more would have been amazing.

‘But they’re going to support from home and I’m sure like everyone, all our families will be rooting for us and it’s nice to know they will be watching wherever they are.’

• Dancing On Ice, starts on Sunday 17th January at 6pm on ITV