Strictly star Ashley Roberts suffers painful injury after falling down stairs

A warning was issued by Ashley Roberts this morning as she revealed that she'd injured herself. She recalled an accident in a video message shared with fans today and later unveiled the result, showcasing the injury that she had sustained.

Ashley, 43, revealed on Instagram earlier that she had fallen down some stairs and grazed her leg. The Heart Radio host and ex Strictly star, who rose to fame as a member of the Pussycat Dolls, teased that she had been rushing to get a taxi at the time. She told her followers that her shin was "on fire" following the incident and later shared a photo of a bloodied bruise where she had cut her leg. Ashley went on to tease that her ego was "bruised" after it happened in front of people.

The radio host first recalled the incident in a video on her Instagram Story this morning. She warned fans to "slow down" following her experience and later shared the same "reminder" in one of her follow-up posts on the platform.

Ashley began her video by telling fans: "Just coming on here to remind y'all to slow the eh down. Me thinking 'oh I need to rush. I gotta get to my Uber. I don't want them to give me like a low score. I don't wanna make them wait.'"

Recalling the accident, she continued: "Tumble down the stairs in heels in front of everybody. Yeah, that just happened." After inhaling, she shared that she was experiencing discomfort, saying: "And now my shin is on fire y'all."

Ashley concluded it by warning against rushing. She told viewers: "Slow down. We don't need to be in a rush. Everything's okay. Just a little reminder for ya." She then promised to show her injury, saying: "Gotta show you my shin."

She went on to share a photo that had seemingly been taken in the back of the taxi after she had fallen down the stairs shortly beforehand. A lengthy graze down the middle of Ashley's left leg was visible in the photo.

The dancer was seen sporting a pair of white heels in the photo, after having previously mentioned her footwear when recalling her fall down the stairs. Ashley wrote in the caption of her second post: "Slow. Down. Friendly reminder."

Ashley later thanked fans for sending well wishes. Her third post included a photo of her with an ice pack on her leg whilst she sat on a sofa. Ashley was seen giving a thumbs up to the camera in the selfie that she shared recently.

She expressed gratitude for the support she had received in the caption that accompanied it and teased that her ego had been "bruised". She wrote to her followers: "Thx for all the messages! Just a bruised chin and ego my hunni's. Love ya."

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