James Jordan ‘heartbroken’ after injury forces tour postponement

By Press Association

January 25 2018, 7:57 pm

Former Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan has called postponing his UK tour the hardest decision he has ever had to make.

Jordan and his wife and dancing partner Ola Jordan announced they were pushing back their Uncensored tour – due to kick off on March 3 in Blackpool – on Thursday after James suffered an injury during rehearsals.

The dancer vowed to come back “better and stronger” after being advised by medical professionals to take more time off work to recuperate.

I can’t believe I’m writing this and it breaks my heart…. but unfortunately myself and @olajordan have to postpone our tour. Whilst putting choreography together for the tour, I suffered a double inguinal hernia which I had to have an operation on. I thought I would recover in time to do the tour but I’m still not right. My surgeon has strongly recommended we postpone the tour so I can make full recovery and not risk any long term damage. This was the hardest decision I have ever had to make in my career especially because we were so excited to dance together again. Everyone has been so understanding and we have had so many kind messages already which means a lot. I feel terrible I have let so many people down especially the amazing cast of dancers we had lined up from all round the world. I can’t even begin to tell you how fantastic they are, totally blew my mind. I believe everything happens for a reason although I don’t know what that reason is yet….. All of you who bought tickets, firstly thank you for your support. I have been told you will receive a full refund and again I’m sorry for the inconvenience. Not much more to say except I will make a full recovery and this is a small thing compared to what some people are going through in the world. I will come back better and stronger and please continue to support us both in any of our future endeavours BIG LOVE 💕 James xxx
A post shared by James Jordan (@jamesjordan1978) on Jan 25, 2018 at 11:21am PST

Posting on Instagram, Jordan said postponing the tour “breaks my heart”, adding he had suffered a double inguinal hernia which he had to have an operation on.

“I thought I would recover in time to do the tour but I’m still not right. My surgeon has strongly recommended we postpone the tour so I can make full recovery and not risk any long term damage,” he wrote.

“This was the hardest decision I have ever had to make in my career especially because we were so excited to dance together again.

“Everyone has been so understanding and we have had so many kind messages already which means a lot.

“I feel terrible I have let so many people down especially the amazing cast of dancers we had lined up from all round the world. I can’t even begin to tell you how fantastic they are, totally blew my mind.

“I believe everything happens for a reason although I don’t know what that reason is yet,” he added.

Very excited to be dancing again with @The_OlaJordan on our UK TOUR with @CuffeandTaylor FOR TICKETS VISIT : https://t.co/O7C2HaY62Z pic.twitter.com/jlHz8EHYOu
— James Jordan (@The_JamesJordan) October 16, 2017

The couple had announced the news earlier in a statement, adding: “We hope you understand that health always comes first and hope for your continuous support in any of our future endeavours.”

Ticket-holders for the shows, which were scheduled across the UK including in York, Birmingham, Guildford, London and Portsmouth, will receive a full refund from the point of purchase.

James appeared as a Strictly professional from 2006 until 2013, while Ola appeared from 2006 until 2015.

Since starring in the BBC One programme, they have appeared in other reality TV shows: James in Celebrity Big Brother, and Ola in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and The Jump.

They married in 2003 after being professional dance partners since 2000.