Sam Nixon didn't look in skate shape as he dropped his trousers to reveal the shocking bruises that he got during Dancing On Ice. The TV presenter was seen performing the difficult frog lift on the programme last night where partner Alexandra Schauman is hoisted up and stands on his thighs.

Showing off his injuries on This Morning earlier today, Sam warned hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: "They are a bit darker today - do you wanna see 'em?!...They are pretty bad."

Sam Nixon was one contestant on Dancing on Ice who truly did improve week on week, so it came as a bit of a shock last night when he was sent packing.

Despite delivering his highest scoring skate of the competition so far, after rocking out to The Killers Human and completing the dreaded frog lift, Sam ended up in the bottom two, alongside former X Factor star Chico.

Children's TV presenter Sam Nixon has become the latest casualty of Dancing On Ice, after losing out on Sunday night's rock-theme show.

The 25-year-old - whose presenting partner Mark Rhodes was voted out earlier in the series - was sent packing after he came up against Chico, one of the current favourites, in the skate-off. And despite his best efforts to impress the judges in the skate-off, the verdict was unanimous.

Dancing On Ice star Sam Nixon has demanded reinforced pants because partner Alexandra Schauman's blades are so delicately placed for a dangerous lift.

TV presenter Sam has been warned any slip doing the frog lift could leave him unable to have kids – and he has already had his trousers ripped. Sam said: "It's terrifying. We don't want 'little Sam' getting injured."

Evicted Mark Rhodes says his kids' TV sidekick Sam Nixon finally got his own back as the Brummie was voted off the show at the weekend.

Mark beat Sam to second place in Pop Idol in 2003 — the series won by Michelle McManus — and had always teased his pal about that.