Beth Tweddle suing The Jump: Former Olympic athlete taking legal action against Channel 4 show

Former Olympic athlete Beth Tweddle is taking legal action against makers of Channel 4 show The Jump after she fractured her vertebrae.

The bronze medal winning athlete was forced to undergo surgery on her neck and spinal cord when she hit a barrier.

The 33-year-old confirmed she was seeking court proceedings to “prevent others having to go through what I have for the past three years.”

She added: “The effects of my accident still interrupt my daily life and aside from the severe physical injuries at the start, the hardest part of the recovery process has been the psychological element, dealing with and processing the whole accident and the aftermath of what happened.”

According to Ms Tweddle’s lawyers the “defendants involved in making the jump” have to date denied liability for the injuries.

“I just want to make sure that there is full accountability for people involved in creating shows like this and to help prevent others having to go through what I have for the past three years,” Ms Tweddle said.

Ms Tweddle suffered two fractured vertebrae when she hit a barrier during this year’s show and had to be airlifted to hospital.

Surgery was then performed to take a bone from her hip and use it along with pins to fuse two fractured vertebrae in her neck.

Fellow Olympian Rebecca Adlington also quit the show after injuring her shoulder, saying that the pain was “worse than childbirth”.

Holby City actress Tina Hobley dislocated her elbow and fractured her arm in two places, while Linford Christie suffered a hamstring injury.

Channel 4 has been contacted for comment.