Julie Goodwin’s long-awaited debut on Dancing With The Stars has been postponed.
The 53-year-old was forced to withdraw from the first round on Sunday night due to injury.
The winner of the first season of MasterChef suffered two serious tears in her calf muscles during a rehearsal with her dance partner Andrey Gorbunov.
“I was jumping on poor Andrey and something broke. Luckily, it was my leg and not his back,” she told hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr. Chris Brow on the season premiere.
A clip then aired showing the agonising moment Goodwin’s leg gave way, leaving her screaming in pain.
The footage continued, showing her in the hospital, where a doctor gave her the devastating news.
“We need you to stay away from that calf so we can give you every opportunity to dance as quickly as possible,” the health expert advised.
Despite the setback, Goodwin remained optimistic, saying, “Everything’s going to be OK… everything’s going to be OK. Let’s decorate a moon boot and we’ll go.”
Julie Goodwin’s long-awaited debut on Dancing With The Stars has been postponed. Pictured here with her dance partner Andrey Gorbunov
The MasterChef season one winner suffered two serious tears to her calf muscles during a rehearsal with her dance partner. “I was jumping on poor Andrey and something snapped. Luckily it was my leg and not his back,” she told hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr Chris Brow on the season premiere.
The news sparked an outpouring of support from fans on social media.
“Oh no, poor Julie,” one concerned onlooker lamented.
“Oh no! I hope we get to see Julie dance as soon as possible,” another commented.
“Poor Julie,” said a third.
The images showed Julie in the hospital, where a doctor gave her the devastating news.
Goodwin joins Dancing With the Stars with a cast that includes four-time Gold Logie winner Lisa McCune, model Nadia Bartel and singer Samantha Jade.
SAS Australia’s Ant Middleton, AFL legend Shane Crawford and Olympian and former Senator Nova Peris will also showcase.
Rounding out this year’s competitors are comedian Nikki Osborne, Home and Away’s James Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens presenter Adam Dovile and chef Hayden Quinn.
Despite the setback, Goodwin remained optimistic, saying: “Everything is going to be OK… everything is going to be OK. We’ll deck ourselves out in a moon boot and off we go.” She is pictured alongside hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr Chris Brown.