Chelsee Healey sparks concern after FAINTING in Dancing On Ice rehearsals and reveals she's taking time away from social media

Chelsee Healey sparked concern from fans as she revealed on Tuesday that she had fainted during rehearsals.

The actress, 36, posted a makeup-free snap to her Instagram Stories and told her followers that she would be taking some time away from the platform.

Thanking her skating partner Andy Buchanan for his support, the star wrote: ‘I’m taking a little while off this i have so much going on and just feeling a little overwhelmed, i had training and fainted on the ice today.’

‘Thankyou to my great partner for making sure I was ok and supporting me until I came round @andybuchanan2.’

Chelsee previously gushed about her rehearsals for the ITV show in an exclusive interview with The Sun.

Chelsee Healey sparked concern from fans as she revealed on Tuesday that she had fainted during rehearsals

The actress, 36, told her followers that she would be taking some time away from the platform and thanked her skating partner Andy Buchanan for his support

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The soap legend declared ‘I’m game for anything’ adding that she wants to make her daughters Cookie, 11 months, and Coco, seven, proud.

But she also has fears that attention from the ITV show’s audience could lead to some nasty online comments aimed at her and her family.

Speaking to The Sun on behalf of Ali Express, she said: ‘I think that’s always in the back of my head. I’m older now, I’m definitely wiser, my headspace is happy and content in my life that anybody that could say anything negative towards me wouldn’t really affect me.’

She added: ‘The thing that really upsets me is when they direct it at my children, that’s the one thing that you know scares me a little bit coming into Dancing On Ice is that they can be targeted.’

Chelsee doesn’t have any past skating experience, however, she is determined to give it her all.

The star revealed that she is ‘up for anything’ and ‘loves a challenge’ but believes she will be better up in the air than on the ice.

However, her daughters are her driving force for taking part in the compeтιтion as she explained that they are her ‘inspiration’ and she wants to teach them that you can ‘achieve anything you put your mind to.’

Chelsee also claimed that she can’t wait to wear all of the glitzy costumes and get ‘glammed up’ every weekend.

The actress is no stranger to compeтιтion shows as she previously finished as runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 alongside pro dancer Pasha Kovalev

Chelsee will be joining TOWIE’s Dan Edgar (seen), Love Island’s Chris Taylor and TV presenter Michaela Strachan on the ITV show

The Waterloo road icon then confessed that she hasn’t met Holly Willoughby, 43, and Stephen Mulhern, 47, yet but she ‘can’t wait’ to meet them both.

Revealing her plans for once the show has finished, Chelsee said ‘I really want to expand my little family.

The actress is no stranger to compeтιтion shows as she previously finished as runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 alongside pro dancer Pasha Kovalev.

Chelsee will be joining TOWIE’s Dan Edgar, Love Island’s Chris Taylor and TV presenter Michaela Strachan on the ITV show.

Also appearing on this year’s show are Paralympic grand champion Dame Sarah Storey, comedian Josh Jones and soap star Charlie Brooks.

Footballer and pundit Anton Ferdinand, 39, will also be competing across the ice on skates.

Dancing On Ice returns to ITV1 in January 2025.

DANCING ON ICE 2025: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

FERNE MCCANN

AGE: 34

PROFESSION: Reality TV star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited, it’s going to be a huge challenge but I’m excited for the glitz and glamour of the show.’

SIR STEVE REDRGAVE

AGE: 62

PROFESSION: Former Olympic rower

WHAT DID THEY SAY? ‘It’s like going back to being an athlete again, I’ve been competing most of my life.’

CHARLIE BROOKS

AGE: 43

PROFESSION: Soap star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’ve skated when I was a kid and with mulled wine at Christmas. Until I get on the ice I have no idea how I’m going to be. I’m not that strong.’

ANTON FERDINAND

AGE: 39

PROFESSION: Footballer and pundit

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: Dancing On Ice will give me that focus but I’m also doing it for my daughter because she loves dance and performing arts.’

CHRIS TAYLOR

Age: 34

PROFESSION: Reality star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m somewhere between absolutely terrified and very excited and I keep flitting between the two quite aggressively throughout the day. I’ve not even started stretching yet, I need to.’

CHELSEE HEALEY

AGE: 36

PROFESSION: Actress

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m ready, I’m good to go, let’s go! I’ve got a bit of rhythm but skating on ice is completely different, I’m excited.

MOLLIE PEARCE

AGE: 22

PROFESSION: Reality TV star and model

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘It will be fun, I want to challenge myself, I’m ready for the challenge.’

SAM ASTON

AGE: 31

PROFESSION: Soap star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘Anyone at work who I’ve spoken to has done it have all kind of the same thing that it is a great experience and it is really hard, and it’s tiring and tough but it is brilliant as well.’

JOSH JONES

AGE: 31

PROFESSION: Comedian

WHAT DID THEY SAY? ‘I’ve not got any skating experience whatsoever, I did it once for a date years ago and I wasn’t very good, I was holding onto the railings the entire time and we aren’t together now.’

MICHAELA STRACHAN

AGE: 58

PROFESSION: Television presenter

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘It’s going to be a big challenge, I think the last time I was on ice was 14 years ago, because I trained as a dancer, I’ve got a bit of balance, but I have no idea whether I’m going to be good.’

DAN EDGAR