Strictly Come Dancing contestant's performance on Saturday is in doubt after hospital visit
05.10.2023 - 19:39
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Paralympian Jody Cundy's performance on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend has been thrown into doubt after his leg became infected. World and Paralympic Champion has revealed he cannot wear his prosthetic leg at the moment because the area became infected following a day of rehearsals.
Appearing on the Strictly Come Dancing spin-off show It Takes Two today (Thursday), Jody was not wearing his prosthetic leg. He explained: "After running through the entire routine on Tuesday during rehearsals.
"I got home on Tuesday night and took my leg off and thought that's quite sore. I got up in the morning and it was warm and swollen and thought it is getting infected and need to see someone about it. I got myself to the hospital and was prescribed antibiotics and by the time morning came round, I couldn't get my leg on."
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Jody said the issue had caused him to miss Wednesday's training and he said he could still not get his leg on by today (Thursday). He added: "It is healing and it is getting better but at the moment, I am still not able to get my leg on. The hope is that tomorrow (Friday) the swelling has gone down a little bit more and we are in a situation where I can do a little bit more practise and pick up where we left off on Tuesday. Fortunately I am in a postion where I know all of the routine, having gone all the way through."
Providing Jody does get to perform in week three of the contest, which is move week, he will be dancing to 'Married Life' from the film 'Up.' His professional dancing partner, Jowita Przystal, said: "Everything was coming together and for the first time, he got the full routine on Tuesday. I
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