Professional ice skater Hamish Gaman has pulled out of appearing on Dancing On Ice tonight after revealing he’s struggling to cope after his public clash with Caprice Bourret.
The ITV star took to Twitter to release a heartfelt statement confirming he doesn’t sadly doesn’t feel up to taking to the ice this evening.
The professional skater wrote: “Hi everyone.
“I’m sad to say that I’ve pulled out of appearing on Dancing On Ice tonight.
“The past three and a half months have been the worst of my life, and I’m struggling.
Hamish Gaman has pulled out of tonight’s Dancing On Ice (Image: Twitter)
“It might look like things have been calming down, but they ain’t.”
Hamish continued to his 11,000 followers: “Numerous defamatory articles have been stopped from running in the press over the past few weeks.
“These untrue stories are continually being fed to the press by a ‘source’.
“I’ve been told by various people where these articles and source quotes are coming from, and it’s clear that they are trying to destroy my reputation.
“It’s become relentless and I feel extremely vulnerable. I’m asking them to stop.”
Caprice left Dancing On Ice earlier this year (Image: ITV)
Calling for the speculation about Caprice’s decision to quit the show, Hamish added: “I desperately want to move on from all of this and focus on the skating.
“I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong, and was told by the team who reviewed all the rehearsal footage that I was an ‘exemplary pro’.
“I can only hope that this will all be over soon.
“I am so sorry to not be oil the ice tonight but I couldn’t face it.
Caprice said the show was affecting her mental health after quitting (Image: ITV)
“Thank you for your support and kind messages.”
After Caprice quit the show at the start of the month, her rep released a statement saying the decision was down to partaking in the show affecting her mental health.
The statement read: “It’s true that Caprice is no longer participating in Dancing On Ice. It’s been a hard few months and she’s had to keep silent for contractual reasons.
“Her mental wellbeing has been affected over the last two months and recent stories leaked to the press are not only salacious but extremely hurtful.
“Now she’s taking some time to recover and look after herself and her family.”
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