Nigel Harman withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining injury

Nigel Harman has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing after sustaining an injury, the BBC has said (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Nigel Harman has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing just hours before the quarter-finals show after sustaining an injury, the BBC has said.

The former EastEnders actor, 50, had been due to perform a Charleston to Step In Time from Disney’s Mary Poppins with his partner Katya Jones, 34, in musicals week on Saturday night.