Andi Peters was Top of the Pops' executive producer for two years

The 36-year-old, who hosts spin-off programme Dancing On Ice Exclusive, was practising a routine with ice skater Kristina Lenko for next week's edition.

The former Children's BBC star, who was a contestant on the show's first run, will be on crutches for six weeks.

An ITV spokesman said Saturday's show is expected to go ahead, despite the suspension of premium rate phone lines.

He declined to comment if any contingency plans have drawn up in the event that the suspension remains in place.

'Proper injury'

Dancing On Ice relies on viewers' calls to a premium rate phone line to determine which celebrity is ousted from the weekly competition.

Peters, who was taken to hospital by ambulance after his injury, said: "I didn't think anything was broken until I looked down and saw just how big my ankle has swollen up.

"It was as if I had snapped a pencil in half. The last time I fell over on Dancing On Ice I only had a bruised bum. This time it's a proper injury," he added.