Jake Quickenden has spoken up about a particularly gruesome terror he experienced while filming The Full Monty.
The Dancing on Ice 2018 winner appeared on the ITV show in 2020, alongside Shaughna Phillips from Love Island and Perri Kiely from Diversity.
Every year, the charity concert is held to promote awareness of cancer and the critical significance of early self-checks in order to save lives.
When asked about taking to the ice to promote awareness, Jake admitted he was concerned about a minor mishap.
The 34-year-old said: ‘Yeah, I was not going to get circumcised on live TV so that was a bit scary.
‘But also just an amazing cause again.’
He continued to The Daily Star: ‘I’d just had an operation so when I was skating around I couldn’t even move my arm. I had four pins on my shoulder.
‘It was a little bit daunting doing the dance, so I could never skate like I wanted to but I did that with Perri and Chris Hughes. It was wicked, it was such a fun show.’
Talking about his friendship with Chris, Jake jokingly added: ‘We did have a laugh and honestly if there was one penis that was going to get cut off on the ice, it was his.’
Jake, who has been open about the importance of men talking about their health and other issues, as well as partaking in regular cancer checks, recently underwent a testicular examination on live TV in support of Loose Women’s Stand By Your Men campaign.
Jake, sitting at the table in a robe, stated why it is so important to him to be screened for testicular cancer after both his father and brother died from it.
Despite his age, he only had his first full-body check-up a few months ago, which he acknowledged as the stars discussed the’shame’ and ’embarrassment’ men frequently experience while seeing the doctor.
Speaking about his health anxiety, Jake said: ‘For me, not checking is a way of putting it to the back of my mind and not worrying about it. Sometimes, I think that if I got checked and felt something, it would eat away at me.’
‘For me, it was always out of sight, out of mind,’ he added, saying his family history of cancer made his worries ‘worse’ as he thought he was going to be diagnosed with cancer too.
‘But now, as I’ve got older and I’ve got kids, I’ve realised that’s a stupid thing,’ he stated.
‘We need to make sure we’re alright as men and having that conversation.’
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12:30pm on ITV and The Real Full Monty on Ice is available to watch on ITVX.
How to check yourself for testicular cancer
Movember suggests giving your testicles a bit of a feel each month while in the bath or shower, it takes just minutes to do.
Roll one testicle between thumb and fingers to get to know what’s normal and repeat with the other one.
If you notice a change in size or shape, a lump that wasn’t there before, or if they become painful to touch, see a doctor.