Poor Laura.

Laura Whitmore has pulled out of tonight's Strictly Come Dancing due to an ankle injury. She was due to perform a jive dance with partner Giovanni and had been training all week. It wasn't until this morning that she realised the extent of her injury which has forced her to withdraw from tonight's show. The show released the following statement about her situation:

"Laura Whitmore will not perform on tonight's Strictly Come Dancing due to an ankle injury sustained earlier in the week.

"She has been checked by a doctor and the medical team on site and they have advised that she rests her ankle and does not dance this weekend.

"As per the rules of Strictly Come Dancing - because Laura and Giovanni cannot dance on tonight's show - they will receive a bye through to next week and the show will continue with a public vote as per usual.

"We wish Laura a speedy recovery."

.@thewhitmore will not be dancing on @bbcstrictly tonight. Full statement here: pic.twitter.com/PZHGVM2LJH

— BBC Strictly Press (@bbcstrictlyPR) October 22, 2016

Laura also took to Twitter to release a statement which read:

"Absolutely devastated "It was a decision taken out of my hands "If it was my choice, I'd be on the dance floor doing my jive with Gio. This was by far my favourite dance. "We all train really hard. All of us dancing have aches and pains and I didn't realise the severity of my injury until it was too late. I'm sorry to let you all down. "My priority is to follow the doctor's instructions to get myself on my feet again without permanent damage and do the thing I love the most, dancing! "Thanks all of my fellow contestants for the support they have given me in the last 24hrs."

 

Absolutely Devastated pic.twitter.com/gsLFLCLTcY — Laura Whitmore (@thewhitmore) October 22, 2016

Hopefully she will be back on the dancefloor in no time.