{"id":8733,"date":"2021-12-15T13:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1537262"},"modified":"2021-12-15T14:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T13:01:24","slug":"aj-odudu-has-scan-on-foot-after-painful-injury-days-before-strictly-final","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/aj-odudu-has-scan-on-foot-after-painful-injury-days-before-strictly-final\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Odudu has scan on foot after painful injury days before Strictly final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Strictly Come Dancing\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/aj-odudu-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">AJ Odudu<\/a> has reportedly undergone an emergency scan ahead of Saturday\u2019s final after injuring her foot in rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/strictlys-aj-odudus-injury-agony-25698609&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Mirror<\/a>, the TV presenter and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> finalist is currently on crutches and suffering \u201csevere\u201d pain in her foot.<\/p>\n<p>Odudu, who is paired with professional dancer Kai Widdrington, is said to be \u201ctrying to rest her foot\u201d ahead of the 2021 final this weekend and had to miss training yesterday, with the publication claiming that the pain in her foot was \u201cterrible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has declined to comment on the story.<\/p>\n<p>Odudu made it through to the final after scoring 40 and 39 for a quickstep to Benny Goodman\u2019s Sing, Sing, Sing and a rumba to Maria McKee\u2019s Show Me Heaven respectively.<\/p>\n<p>She will be going up against Bake Off winner <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/john-whaite-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">John Whaite<\/a>, who\u2019ll be dancing with Johannes Radebe, and EastEnders star <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/rose-ayling-ellis-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a>, who is dancing with Giovanni Pernice.<\/p> <p>Last week\u2019s semi-final saw the remaining contestants achieve some of the highest scores of the competition, with both Odudu and Ayling-Ellis receiving full marks from the judges.<\/p>\n<p>However, unfortunately the show had to say goodbye to another couple ahead of this weekend\u2019s exciting finale, with CBBC presenter <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/rhys-stephenson-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rhys Stephenson<\/a> and Nancy Xu leaving the competition after a tight dance-off against Whaite, who was chosen by all four judges to stay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing concludes on BBC One on Saturday 18th December. 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According to The Mirror, the TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing finalist is currently on crutches and suffering \u201csevere\u201d pain in her foot. 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