Loose Women panellist Saira explained that due to her skating professional Mark Hanretty constantly rehearsing lifts, she has now had to change her preparation for the show.
The 48-year-old TV presenter and former star of The Apprentice told how she was left “unable to move” certain parts of her body.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Saira said: “My ribs are hurting today. That’s because the way they lift you up and twist you.
“When the men do the lifts constantly, they’ve got to hold you so hard. The first few weeks I wasn’t doing very many lifts.”
I can’t actually move this part of my body
Saira Khan
Saira went on to explain her shock when Mark “casually” revealed she had bruised her ribs while training for the Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield-fronted show.
Saira continued: “Then on Friday I was like, ‘Mark, I can’t actually move this part of my body.'
“He said, ‘Oh, I think your ribs are bruised’. He said it so casually.
“I said, ‘My ribs are bruised? What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, it’s because
