Strictly Come Dancing star Jaime Winstone has confirmed she will return to the ballroom this Saturday after being forced to pull out of last week's live show due to injury.
The actress, 41, had revealed she would not be able to dance because of the injury, explaining in a statement: 'I am in considerable pain, and my doctors have advised complete rest to give my body the best possible chance to heal.'
She added: 'As frustrating as it is, I have to put my health first and follow their advice to step away from dancing this week.'
Back in the rehearsal room
In a new video posted to Instagram, Winstone shared a hopeful update from the rehearsal room, saying: 'We are back in the rehearsal room today. It's been a hard week, and it's been very frustrating not being able to dance and join everyone else in the ballroom…'
Speaking about how much she 'missed' her pro-partner Carlos Gu, she continued: 'I just wanted to let you know we are intending to dance. We have been given the all-clears under certain rules by the doctors.'
'We adjusted our wonderful Charleston with our amazing choreographers and Carlos, how to work around the injury. We are just feeling so grateful and privileged to be back and be back in the ballroom this Saturday.'
Support from fellow stars
She concluded by thanking everyone for their 'amazing' messages and support during this time, adding in the caption: 'We want to Thank Everyone for the most amazing show of love and Support during this scary, unknowing time.'
Her fellow Strictly stars flooded the comments with excitement at her return. Jowita Przystal said: 'Let's gooo team' while Dani Dyer added: 'Love you both'. Delta Goodrem, who herself bounced back from a rib injury earlier in the show, also commented: 'You've got this'.
Last time Winstone and Gu were on the show, they had landed in the bottom two two weeks in a row, so it remains to be seen how they fare upon their return on Saturday. Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One this Saturday at 6:30pm.
