Strictly Come Dancing star Bill Turnbull has twisted his ankle during rehearsals for the show.

The BBC Breakfast host now has a limp, but is deciding to overcome the pain and carry on with the contest.

"We were practising by jumping over boxes and I landed badly. I have been to the doctor and have been given the all-clear to dance," Bill told Breakfast viewers yesterday. "It is very painful and I'm not looking forward to limping around but I'm going to go for it."

A spokesman for the series told the Daily Star, "We're not sure what we will do if Bill's injury should get worse or rule him out of the show because it's a problem we've not had to face before."

Turnbull suffered from back pain in the run-up to the first episode last week.