Greg Rutherford's 'scared' daughter rushed to hospital after accident
Former Strictly star Greg Rutherford reveals his five-year-old daughter Daphne suffered a nasty injury.
Greg Rutherford has revealed his daughter was rushed to hospital after a brutal accident at a park".
The former Strictly Come Dancing star, 39, has revealed his "scared" daughter Daphne, five, has "broken her arm" and needed to be taken to hospital just after she was forced to miss time at school because of chicken pox.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote: "Poor Daph ... it’s only been a minute since she went back to school after chicken pox (and only a day since me posting about it) and while me and @susiejverrill were in Southampton, we had a call to say she’d had an accident at a park and it looked like she’d broken her arm.
"And indeed she has ... broken radius and ulnar. Thanks so much to staff at Milton Keynes hospital for being incredible…
"She was so scared but they really put her at ease and she was made up with her matching broken arm-ed teddy.
"Home now and working out she can still do loads of stuff with just one arm."
The retired Olympic track and field athlete shared photos of Daphne's injury and recovery, including her brothers signing her cast now she's back at home.
Former Strictly pro dancer Nadiya Bychkova was among those to send messages of support in the comments.
She wrote under the post: "Sending lots of love."
TV star Michelle Ackerley added: "Aww I’m sending so much love. Bless her."
Greg is no stranger to injuries himself, as he was forced to drop out of Dancing On Ice in 2024 after he fell on the ice and tore his abdominal muscles during rehearsals, which left him needing surgery.
Since then, he's constantly worried about something bad happening to whoever's on the show.
He told the Mirror newspaper: "I am a bit nervous watching. You never know if you catch an edge wrong or if you are lifting somebody up and something goes wrong.
"Mine was a real freak accident. But look, you are on ice, you've got blades connected to your feet. There is always a chance something can go wrong and when it does go wrong in that environment, it can go really wrong."
He went on to add: "'I've had a lot of bad injuries during my career but this was the most painful."
