British Ski legend Eddie Edwards will join stars on the red carpet tonight at the premiere of the film about his life
Leicester Square will play host to red carpet celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton tonight at the premiere of ‘Eddie the Eagle’.
The film is focused on the story of underdog Eddie Edwards, who became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The tenacious skier will also be attending tonight’s premiere alongside Egerton who stars as Eddie himself and Jackman who plays his coach.
Since retiring the Olympian has remained in the public eye, he was a finalist in ‘Let’s Dance for Sport Relief’ and makes regular appearances on Channel 4 programme ‘The Jump’.
The premiere of the film takes place just days after actress Tina Hobley, who competed in this years series of the show, said she is considering taking legal action.
The Jump 2016, which saw Ben Cohen take the crown in the finale two weeks ago, was plagued with injury.
More than half of its famous contestants were injured with the majority of them being forced to pull out as a result.
Now compensation specialist ‘Quittance’ has calculated what each celebrity should be owed if they were to take action.
The firm claims that Beth Tweddle could claim up to £100,000 in compensation following a serious neck injury after crashing into a barrier during training.
Following the extent of injuries there have been rumours that the programme will be axed due to safety concerns with critics claiming it could be too dangerous for TV.
The show pushed the celebrities to their limits, as they competed against each other in terrifying winter sport events such as Bobsleigh, Ski cross and the dreaded Air jump.
Ex-contestant Henry Conway spoke out about the safety of the show, calling this year’s string of injuries ‘appalling’ and comparing the entire show to The Hunger Games.
The broadcaster competed in the show back in 2014 and became the fourth contestant in series one to be injured when he shattered the trapezium bone in his left hand.
Eddie Edwards who often features in the programme said that the injuries happened because bosses treated all the contestants the same- whether they were expert skiers or complete beginners. .
