James Jordan is set to undergo an operation after losing feeling in his arm.
James Jordan
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' star and his professional partner Alexandra Schauman were crowned the winners of 'Dancing on Ice' following a hard-fought competition against Wes Nelson and Vanessa Bauer on Sunday night (10.03.19).
But hours before he was due on the rink, James - who is married to Ola Jordan - thought he would have to pull out of the final due to his painful shoulder injury, which has affected the movement in his arm.
He told The Sun newspaper: "When I woke up on Sunday morning I said to producers, 'I'm out. I'm not going to be able to perform because of my shoulder.'
I could not lift my arm.
"Sharon, the show's physio, is the only reason I got to perform on the night.
"I said to her, 'Do whatever you can to get me through those three dances and I'll love you forever', and she did."
Despite making it through the challenging routines, including their own take on Torvill and Dean's iconic 'Bolero', James needs to have an operation to fix his dislocated shoulder.
He added: "Now I'm going to need surgery."
James also "ripped open" his hernia - which had previously been operated on - during his time on the ITV show, as well as suffering from painful arthritis and problems in his hips and knees.
The 40-year-old former 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional admitted that after sustaining the serious shoulder injury, he was convinced he wouldn't be able to perform and wasn't able to rehearse his final routine before the live show.
He said on Monday (11.03.19): "I fell on my shoulder, I've got a weak shoulder anyway but then that night I couldn't sleep I was agony. I got up in the morning and said, 'I can't move my arm,' and I actually rung the producer straight away and I said, 'You've gotta pull me out the show, my arms gone.' They got me into physio and she spent six hours on my shoulder I was on gas and air which is amazing by the way.
"We missed all the rehearsals all the camera blocks and just went out there and performed probably the best I think we've ever performed."
James added that he didn't want to mention his injury prior to competing against the 'Love Island' star and former 'X Factor' contestant Saara Aalto as it was "about the final" and not his injury.
He said: "I was on painkillers and they also said to me they wanted to put it in the VT and I said no I don't want it in the VT this is about the final and Wes and Sara deserve their place there."
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