Greg Rutherford returns to social media to reveal grisly Dancing on Ice scar and shows off ‘insane swelling’ after op
GREG Rutherford shocked fans tonight by revealing his grisly Dancing on Ice scar.
The former Olympian left fans worried earlier this week when he 'vanished' from social media, but he returned tonight with a health update.
Sharing pictures of his stomach scar now as well as shortly after his operation last month, he wrote on Instagram: "A little stomach update…
"I’m almost 4 weeks post op now and feeling so much better. I can move around with almost no feeling of pain and the wound has now closed and healed. Pic 2 shows the insane swelling I initially had 🤣
"I can’t tense my abs properly still, but that’s coming. I also managed to put a ton of weight on since the op, so as soon as I’m ready I’ll be training to get myself trim again… maybe even back on skates."
Greg needed surgery after his abdominal muscles were torn open.
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He had been practising a move where he slid through the legs of Brendyn Hatfield and Colin Grafton when the incident happened.
His fiancée Susie Verrill recently revealed how he is doing in an Instagram Story.
She joked: "Since Greg Rutherford is the one laid up in bed I have to do things like stand out in the rain and meet tradesmen with their deliveries.
"Hadn't practised my talking-to-a-builder voice in a while so at least there's that."
Before he got stomach surgery he told fans: "I’ve been a bit busy and obviously just recovering from the initial injury before I have the surgery that I hadn’t actually got round to talking about it.
"Long story short, I leapt through the legs of Brendyn and Colin and managed to tear all of my abs as well as herniate.
Who won Dancing On Ice?
AS the final of Dancing On Ice 2024 looms, we look back at the previous celebrity winners - from the first series in 2006 until 2023.
The ITV show has run for 16 seasons, with a break from 2014-2018.
Here's the rundown - with one pro skater winning an impressive hat-trick:
Season 1, 2006: Gaynor Faye & Dan Whiston
Season 2, 2007: Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert
Season 3, 2008: Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers
Season 4, 2009: Ray Quinn & Maria Filippov
Season 5, 2010: Hayley Tamaddon & Dan Whiston
Season 6, 2011: Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
Season 7, 2012: Matthew Wolfenden & Nina Ulanova
Season 8, 2013: Beth Tweddle & Dan Whiston
Season 9, 2014 (All Stars): Ray Quinn & Maria Filippov
Season 10, 2018: Jake Quickenden & Vanessa Bauer
Season 11, 2019: James Jordan & Alexandra Schauman
Season 12, 2020: Joe Swash & Alex Murphy
Season 13, 2021: Sonny Jay & Angela Egan
Season 14, 2022: Regan Gascoigne & Karina Manta
Season 15, 2023: Nile Wilson & Olivia Smart
"So I effectively gave myself a C-section."
Once doctors had stitched him up the retired Olympian added: "It was a slightly bigger op than originally hoped, but it’s all sorted.
"Surgeon's really happy with his work and I’m excited to get fit again.
"But for the next few days I’m going to be very sore and doing a lot of nothing."