Hannah Spearritt was ready to quit ITV Dancing on Ice after the rehearsals for the show left her in tears.
Formerly of S Club 7, Hannah suffers with an auto-immune disease and is said to have been “overwhelmed” by the practice before the show’s launch tonight. According to The Mirror, Hannah kept her concerns quiet but the show’s bosses were concerned she would quit.
This came after she missed a number of rehearsals and was left lagging behind the other stars on the show. A source told The Mirror: “Before Christmas, there was a spell where Hannah was missing more than one session a week. Losing those hours has a real impact. She has found the training harder than she expected and, at times, has been in tears.
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“She has confided in pals about her struggle, and told them she wanted to walk away. And while she never voiced this to ITV, the bosses were concerned that she would fall too far behind and pull out altogether. Luckily, she has really rallied since Christmas and now seems in a much better place.”
Hannah, 42, was named for the show in September and it was announced the following month that she would be paired with Andy Buchanan. Andy has posted three training videos of the pair on Instagram in November.
However, Hannah has not yet posted any clips or photos of her time on the show. She has shared the publicity photo and a picture of her and Andy. The source added: “Dancing On Ice rehearsals are gruelling – much more than people realise – and Hannah won’t be the first to struggle. But everyone’s hoping she can hold it together from here and show off everything she’s learned so far.”
Hannah announced earlier this week that the skating had been good for her mental health but said she had almost injured Andy after her skate came just “millimetres” from his ear. She also said she had not asked former bandmate Rachel Stevens for advice, despite her having competed in 2022.
She said: “I’m sticking to my own journey.” A spokeswoman for Hannah said: “Hannah is loving the challenge and her body is feeling fitter from it. She has to be careful because of her immune condition but it’s been just what she needed.”
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