THE girlfriend of Whitchurch's Strictly star AJ Pritchard, Abbie Quinnen, has revealed she suffered serious burns when a bottle of wine exploded during a YouTube video the couple were filming.

Abbie, also a dancer, has addressed the incident, which happened earlier this year, in an Instagram post where she praises the treatment she received at the Chelsea & Westminster burns unit in London.

In an Instagram post, Abbie said: "I am sad I have been absent in the last few weeks and haven't posted much with AJ, we so desperately wanted to be able to share daily vlogs with you all but unfortunately I have had an accident.

"Whilst we were attempting to create a glass bottle into a vase following a YouTube tutorial it went terribly wrong and it resulted in me incurring injuries and burns requiring continuous hospital treatment over the past seven weeks."

"I really need you all to be careful with what you're doing and if you're copying any YouTube videos. I will be OK, I love you all.

"I also want to say a massive thank you to the nurses and doctors and the Chelsea & Westminster burns unit for their incredible care and treatment."