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Comedian was in quarantine and now has had to withdraw from the ITV celebrity ice-skating show

The comedian, 29, will be taking to the ice on Sunday to replace his fellow funny man after Rufus, 41, was forced to quit the show following two positive Covid tests.

Matt Richardson to replace Rufus Hound on Dancing on Ice BANG Showbiz 3/02/2021 Bang Showbiz Matt Richardson will replace Rufus Hound on ‘Dancing on Ice’. The 29-year-old comedian will be taking to the ice on Sunday (07.02.21) to replace his fellow funny man after Rufus was forced to quit the ITV ice dancing competition following a positive COVID-19 test. Matt will be paired with Vicky Ogden, and will skate for the first time this weekend, the official Twitter account for the show has confirmed. A tweet read: “With the departure of Rufus Hound and Robin Johnstone, c...

"This is good enough to be on the show in 3 days, right?" Meanwhile, Rufus has addressed his early departure from the series on social media, calling COVID "a bastard". In a separate statement uploaded to YouTube, the comedian also paid tribute to his professional partner, as he admitted the circumstances "suck". ITV "It sucks because I got to spend a big chunk of the last six months with Robin Johnstone, who has been a tremendous pal throughout all of this, a brilliant ice dance teacher, and human sunshine," he said. "In her, I found somebody who was ready for all sorts of mad ideas about t...

Rufus Hound says it 'sucks' after being forced to quit Dancing on Ice "It seemed like when I was just quarantining, there might be a window of opportunity for me to be able to get back to the show" Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Rufus Hound has wi...