'I'm really disappointed to be out!' Vogue Williams forced to quit The Jump just days before skiing show's anticipated launch after suffering serious knee injury

By Ryan Smith for MailOnline

Published: 14:55 EST, 2 February 2017 | Updated: 15:52 EST, 2 February 2017

As the Sunday premiere of The Jump's fourth season nears, would-be contestant Vogue Williams has been forced to pull out after suffering a serious knee injury.

The stunning Irish DJ, 31, sustained the injury on Wednesday, after falling heavily while practising a high-speed ski jump on the mountains of Innsbruck, Austria.

On Thursday, Vogue announced the news on Instagram, writing: 'So disappointed to be out of The Jump this year. I've had such an amazing time and met the best people whilst learning such a cool skill. My knee will heal and If the show comes back next year I'll be in it to win it'

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Out: Vogue Williams has been forced to pull out of The Jump after suffering a serious knee injury while practising for the show in the mountains of Innsbruck, Austria

When contacted for comment, a spokesperson for Vogue told MailOnline: 'Unfortunately Vogue had a fall during a ski cross training session for The Jump and injured her knee, which means she will be unable to compete in the live shows starting this Sunday.

'It's a real shame as I know Vogue was having such a brilliant time. She is obviously gutted to be missing out on the full competition but we all knew the risks involved when she signed up and that these kind of things could happen.' 

Despite professing her love for the unique experience, the winter reality show has notoriously left several famous participants with serious injuries since the first series in 2014. 

Special announcement: The Irish DJ took to Twitter to announce the news on Thursday - just days before the Sunday premiere of the Channel 4 show

Flying without wings: She was recently seen soaring above a sleepy Alpine village in the first promotional trainer for returning show

And just days before she sustained her injury, the Vogue Does presenter told MailOnline that although slightly scared to face the physical jump, she felt safe taking on the-once-in-a-lifetime experience.

She said: 'I think people know injuries are a possible outcome of any show but this is a sport show. We all knew what it was going into it and we're really excited to learn new things. If you were on your own ski holiday, you’d be quite careful.

'We have instructors with us all the time we’re not allowed ski on our own or do any sport on our own, so we always have someone on the slopes with us. We've got physios and medics with the whole time so you know you’re being really looked after.

Shaping up nicely: Vogue, Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, TOWIE regular Lydia Bright, Big Brother winner Josie Gibson, gymnast Louis Smith and celebrated rugby player Jason Robinson form a V as they fly in formation 

'Now that I’m out here, I'm not overly worried because if anything is wrong with you they have people there to help you out. We’re careful but we’re being taught by the best ski instructors in the world.' 

Among those competing in this year's installment of The Jump are Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, TOWIE regular Lydia Bright, Big Brother winner Josie Gibson, gymnast Louis Smith and celebrated rugby player Jason Robinson.

A recently released trailer for the show showed the participants drifting through the air amid an Alpine backdrop. 

What's all this? A local looks rather bemused as he gazes up at the soaring celebrities 

Clad in colourful Lycra ski-suits, the six celebrities fly in perfect formation to the strains of Flying without Wings by disbanded group Westlife – of which Vogue’s ex-husband Brian McFadden was a founding member.  

The forthcoming show will also feature cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, model Caprice, Paralympic athlete Kadeena Cox, motoring correspondent Emma Parker Bowles and Olympic Taekwondo athlete Jade Jones.

Bosses of the winter sports show - which has been dubbed the most dangerous programme on television - have decided to reduce the amount of live segments this time around after seven celebrities were severely injured on camera last year alone.

I've got your back: Spencer wraps his arms around Jason's waist in the tongue in cheek ad

A source told The Sun: 'The celebrities flew out yesterday and will be filming for at least a month before the show starts. The producers don't want to risk anything this year and pre-recording most stuff makes it a lot easier.

'There have been a few injuries on ­camera in the past -- not just in training -- so they want to avoid those situations. It also means the celebs won't take bigger risks as the adrenaline won't be ­pumping like it does on the live shows.'

A spate of high-profile injuries marred the second and third series' of the divisive show. 

Off to a flier: The six contestants sport colourful skiing costumes as they fly above the rugged Austrian Alps 

Reality check: The wings soon come off with the emergence of a talking owl, voiced by actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz, who tells them what they are doing is ‘aerodynamically impossible’

Gymnast Beth Tweddle, 31, needed surgery to fix a fractured vertebrae, while reality star Mark-Francis Vandelli, 26, suffered a fractured ankle during a live event and was forced to withdraw from the show after heading to hospital.

Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington, 26, also withdrew from the show on medical advice after she dislocated her shoulder mid-jump in the show's titular event.

Elsewhere Holby City actress Tina Hobley, 44, headed for the exit after she dislocated her elbow and suffered two fractures to her arm. 

Quiet on set: The six celebrities filmed the short segment in front of a green screen 

Here we go: Production staff lingered as they worked on their V formation 

Plain sailing: The group were suspended on wires as they filmed their flying sequence 

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