Jamie Laing’s future on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is under threat after he injured his foot during filming.
The ‘Made in Chelsea’ star has been forced to use crutches and wear a foot brace after awkwardly falling during a group routine, which is set to air on Friday’s pre-recorded opening episode.
And now there is fears he might have to pull out altogether.
A source said: "It’s touch and go for Jamie and bosses are waiting to see how his results look after he gets a proper X-ray done. Producers are hoping he’s just landed awkwardly during the group dance and tweaked something rather than it being a more serious injury. They’ll know if his Strictly journey is over before it’s even really begun in the next 24 hours or so."
There are three weeks before the series kicks off but these 21 days are vital for the celebrity and their professional dance partner to get working on the basics before they take to the dancefloor in the live shows with their own choreography.
The insider added to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: "It’s terrible timing. These three weeks are paramount to doing well. Jamie and his partner will have wanted to hit the ground running but he’ll have his feet up now for a few days at least."
Jamie has a background in contemporary dance but he insists it will not help him on the BBC Latin and ballroom dance show.
He said: "Contemporary dance you can do anything you want, I feel like if you’re given some ribbons and you roll about on the floor, everyone is going to be like ‘that is contemporary’ …
"[At the time], it was the worst thing in the world, I’d wake up every day and think ‘why have I done this.’"
Jamie Laing’s future on Strictly Come Dancing is in doubt
