According to The sunthe injury occurred after she landed on her hand during rehearsals on Wednesday (October 30). She is said to have been treated by the medical team at the scene and will still appear on this week’s show despite the injury.
Bychkova will reportedly appear on the balcony Saturday night, as well as in a group dance later in the season that they were preparing for at the time of her fall.
The BBC declined to comment when contacted RadioTimes.com.
Nadiya Bychkova and Tom Dean. BBC/Guy Levy
Bychkova was part of the original 2024 Strictly lineup with Olympian Tom Dean as her partner, but the pair were the first to be eliminated.
It is the latest injury in the series, as previously DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles had to miss a week after suffering a blow during rehearsals.
Knowles suffered a separate injury to his shoulder and arm after changing a car tire, which resulted in his arm being placed in a sling.
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At the time, Knowles said: “Bad news for me again I’m afraid. After the tough week I had, everything went very well this week. Actually training is going very well and I had started, I think. , and according to Luba very I’m a good dancer, but during rehearsals today… I fell a little and hurt my knee.
“And the medics were great, the physios were great, there was a lot of ice on it and they looked after me. But after they looked at it they decided I needed an MRI scan.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday November 2 at 6.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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