Chelsee Healey fainted during rehearsals for Dancing on Ice (Image: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Hollyoaks star Chelsee Healey suffered a scare after fainting during rehearsals for .
The actress, 36, posted a makeup-free snap to her Stories as she opened up about the incident, revealing that it had overwhelmed her.
The soap star also informed her followers that she would be taking some time away from the platform.
She 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.”
She expressed gratitude towards her professional skating partner Andy Buchanan for his care during the incident, adding: “Thankyou to my great partner for making sure I was ok and supporting me until i came round @andybuchanan2.”
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Chelsee issued an update on social media (Image: Instagram)
The incident occurred back in November, one month after she was announced as a contestant on the show.
Chelsee, known for her role as Goldie McQueen in Hollyoaks, previously spoke of her excitement about joining the ITV competition, saying: “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.
“I’m most excited for the live shows, getting to perform live every week will give me a buzz, I can’t wait for the live shows.”
Chelsee recently opened up about struggling with her mental health during her second pregnancy.
The Waterloo Road star revealed she had her C-section three weeks before her due date and suffered with “dark thoughts” before and after giving birth to her daughter Cookie in December 2023.
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Chelsee thanked her professional partner Andy Buchanan for his support (Image: Instagram)
Chelsee, who has another daughter named Coco, seven, also suffered with post-partum depression.
She told : “I have suffered with my mental health for a long time and it hit its peak while I was pregnant.
“There were times when I would have dark thoughts then blame myself, because I would think, ‘How can I be like this when I am pregnant and have a young girl who needs her mum?’.
“They had to put me into my C-section early because of my mental health. Cookie was due on January 14 and they put me in for my C-section on December 22. They knew I was really struggling.”
Chelsee is one of 12 celebrities who will be showing off her skating skills on the new series of Dancing on Ice, which kicks off tonight (January 11).