Greg Rutherford shared a health update on Tuesday as he managed to take a shower and wear a T-shirt for the first time after undergoing surgery.
The Olympian, 37, missed the Dancing On Ice final after experiencing a significant injury the morning of rehearsals but didn’t reveal what is was at the time.
Last week, he said he ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton.
While recovering from his ordeal at home, Greg headed outside for some sun and shared a selfie to his Instagram Story.
He wrote: ‘I’m up showered and have a T-shirt on for the first time since surgery. Progress!’
Greg Rutherford, 37, shared a health update on Tuesday as he managed to take a shower and wear a T-shirt for the first time after undergoing surgery
Last week, he said he ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton
Last week, Greg revealed what his ‘horrible’ Dancing On Ice injury was as he headed into hospital to have surgery.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the Olympian said he ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton.
Greg told fans: ‘Today is surgery day. Loads of people have been asking “what happened?”
‘I’ve been a bit busy and obviously just recovering from the initial injury before I had the surgery that I hadn’t got round to talking about it.
‘Long story short, I leapt through the legs of Colin and managed to tear all of my abs as well as herniate. So I effectively gave myself a C-section.
‘So yes, it was horribly painful. It needs to be operated on today and then I’ll be properly on the mend. It was very painful, pretty horrible.’
The athlete’s wife Susie was present in the video and made a joke about how she told fans his penis had snapped off who had asked had happened.
Greg then posted the video of the dangerous move which caused the nasty injury.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the Olympian said he ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton
The Olympian headed to hospital to have surgery after he herniated and tore his abs (pictured shortly after he injured himself)
In the clip, Greg could be seen diving through pro skaters’ legs and stated it was the point ‘where everything went wrong’
Susie had previously replied to a follower: ‘It really isn’t anything gory or horrifying; just very painful and a bit of a freak accident.
‘He hasn’t gone in to it because specialists have been working out how to pinpoint it/work out next steps so I think the show were keen not to say anything until they have official report back.’
‘Hope that clears it up!’
When one fan joked the incident may have involved his private parts Susie replied: ‘No in fairness, it all sounded so suspicious we’re not surprised people wanted to know!’
The Olympian was set to battle it all out against Ryan Thomas, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire for the trophy.
Ryan skated to victory and was crowned Dancing On Ice’s 2024 winner alongside pro partner Amani Fancy during Sunday’s action packed live final.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Greg told fans: ‘Today is surgery day. Loads of people have been asking “what happened?”
Susie had previously replied to a follower: ‘It really isn’t anything gory or horrifying; just very painful and a bit of a freak accident’
Greg is pictured with his pro partner Vanessa James last month on February 4 while still on the show
Greg’s hopes of taking part in the hotly-anticipated final were shattered after he sustained a ‘significant’ injury on the morning of rehearsals
Greg, meanwhile, shared a video of himself and Vanessa James doing the bolero as he lamented that he missed the final and was a ‘bit heartbroken’.
He wrote: ‘Something that I really wish I could have performed… #Bolero Im almost 36 hours since the injury and watching the videos of what could have been. It’s bloody hard to take at this point as I know we could have shown something exciting and new with our final performances.
‘Of course the Bolero isn’t a given and I’ll post our showcase at some point too… I haven’t shown the end as I’m determined to actually perform it with Vanessa one day for everyone to see.
‘I’m really proud of what we achieved on the show. This take was from Saturday morning and we were marking for the double twist… the full program was truly beautiful. I’m a bit heart broken at the moment.’