Rufus Hound went for a stroll in a park hours before he tested positive for coronavirus.
The comedian, 41, was seen out for a walk on Tuesday – the day before it was announced he tested positive for Covid-19.
After he got his test results, he was axed from Dancing On Ice.
He walked around London’s Hampton Court Park on Tuesday wearing a face mask and at one point donned sunglasses while keeping his hood up.
The star had already missed the previous week’s show after coming into contact with someone with Covid.
The following day he tested positive for the virus, meaning that he had to then isolate for ten days, or face a £1,000 fine.
Those living with someone who tests positive must also self-isolate by law.
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A source told The Sun: “He had his hood up and sunnies on.
“He was tested on Tuesday and the rules state you must isolate until you know your results.
“It didn’t matter either way, as he tested positive, which prompted his exit from the show.
The Mirror has contacted a rep for Rufus Hound and is awaiting comment.
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Rufus missed the third week of Dancing On Ice after coming into contact with someone with coronavirus and was forced to isolate.
He then had to pull out of the show altogether after testing positive.
Taking to Twitter to share the news, Rufus wrote: “I will no longer be participating in @dancingonice COVID is – as I’m sure we’re all well aware – a b*****d and sadly the world isn’t short of those.”
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The DOI star also shared a video explaining the reason why, saying: “Unfortunately, having come into contact with somebody with Covid and then isolating, it transpired then that I had Covid so I have dealt with that and have quarantined.
“Unfortunately, the rules on Dancing On Ice are completely cut-and-dry, they’re very strict because they need to keep everyone on that production line as safe as possible.
“So it seemed that when I was just quarantining that there may have been a window of opportunity for me to be able to get back to the show, a window that I now know doesn’t exist.
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“That’s it. That’s the reason I’m on Dancing On Ice. The health and safety team have said that that is something they cannot allow.
“And that sucks. That sucks because I got the chance to spend a big chunk of the last six months with Robin Johnston, who has been a tremendous pal throughout this, a brilliant ice dance teacher and human sunshine.
“In her I found somebody that had all sorts of mad ideas about things we could do. It’s one of the many things that sucks.
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“We could have dressed as battle dwarfs from Dungeons and Dragons and instead of doing ice dancing we could have done ice fighting with big hammers – that was going to be one of the things.”
An ITV spokesperson told The Mirror: “We can confirm that following a positive test result, Rufus Hound is unable to return to Dancing On Ice this weekend.
“Although Rufus and his partner Robin’s time on the ice has been all too brief, they can be truly proud of their achievements. We thank them for all their hard work and commitment to the show.”