Kerry Katona has become the first Dancing On Ice competitor to sustain a serious injury.

The troubled reality TV star was announced today as an official contestant on the ITV show and insiders say that she has already cracked two ribs during training.

Kerry was pictured holding her side at a Peter Andre concert earlier this week and friends say she has been advised to rest, so that she is fit for the show’s launch on the 9th of January.

A source close to the 30-year-old told The Daily Star:

“Kerry is in agony after fracturing two of her ribs skating.

“The problem is that she as kept on and on and on and that has made it worse.

“But that is just how determined she is to make the start of Dancing On Ice.

“This is her big chance to win over the British public again after all she has been through.

“No one knows how she has got through this week.

“Kerry has been ordered to rest and take strong painkillers but despite the pain she has still been trying to make it out to appointments.”