Olympic Athlete Jade Johnson has been forced to quit BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, after sustaining a leg injury last week. Jade decided to leave the show over worries that the torn ligament would cause her problems in her sports career.

“I am so, so upset that I am not able to dance tonight. It just makes me see what a wonderful time I’ve had and how much I’m going to miss it,” she said.

“It’s very emotional. Just sitting here is really hard for me. It’s quite sore but it’s fine,” added Jade about her crocked
knee.

A BBC1 insider told The Daily Star: “Jade was really upset. She left it until the last moment to make her decision but she had to think about her career – there was no way she could risk any long-term damage to her knee.”