Greg Rutherford revealed his Dancing On Ice scar after he sustained an injury while taking part in the show earlier this year.
The Olympian, 37, missed the final after the mishap on the morning of rehearsals but didn’t reveal what is was at the time.
The athlete later revealed he ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ after he tore his abs when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Greg showed how his scar is looking now after abdominal surgery as well the ‘insane swelling’ he experienced.
Alongside the snaps, he wrote: ‘A little stomach update… I’m almost 4 weeks post op now and feeling so much better.
Greg Rutherford revealed his Dancing On Ice scar after he sustained an injury while taking part in the show earlier this year
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Greg showed how his scar is looking now after abdominal surgery
He also revealed the ‘insane swelling’ he experienced
‘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 revealed what his ‘horrible’ Dancing On Ice injury was as he headed into hospital to have surgery.
He 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 Olympian was set to battle it all out against Ryan Thomas, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire for the trophy.
Greg wrote: ‘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’
Ryan skated to victory and was crowned Dancing On Ice’s 2024 winner alongside pro partner Amani Fancy during the live final.
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.’
