Celebrities should “bear the brunt of the blame” for any injuries they suffer while taking part in The Jump, Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards has said.
The British former ski jumper, who worked as an expert on the previous two series of the Channel 4 show, said the growing number of stars on the injury list was not “solely” down to producers and suggested the contestants needed to practise more.
His comments come as Britain’s most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle remains in hospital after neck surgery which involved having a piece of bone taken from her hip.
The 30 year old, who won bronze at the London Games in 2012, fell on the slopes during rehearsals for the latest series of the winter sports show, which has also seen fellow Olympian Rebecca Adlington and Holby City actress Tina Hobley withdraw because of injury.
Eddie, 52, who represented Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics, said his “thoughts” were with Beth but he defended the programme’s makers against calls for it to be cancelled.
The British former ski jumper, who worked as an expert on the previous two series of the Channel 4 show, said the growing number of stars on the injury list was not “solely” down to producers and suggested the contestants needed to practise more.
His comments come as Britain’s most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle remains in hospital after neck surgery which involved having a piece of bone taken from her hip.
The 30 year old, who won bronze at the London Games in 2012, fell on the slopes during rehearsals for the latest series of the winter sports show, which has also seen fellow Olympian Rebecca Adlington and Holby City actress Tina Hobley withdraw because of injury.
Eddie, 52, who represented Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics, said his “thoughts” were with Beth but he defended the programme’s makers against calls for it to be cancelled.
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