Nicole Eggert hospitalized after botched high dive ends with painful back flop

It has been on air for just a month but TV diving contest Splash has already suffered a multitude of celebrity injuries.

Nicole Eggert became the latest star casualty on Thursday  when she was taken to hospital after a high dive went wrong.

TMZ reports that the former Baywatch star 'brutally' back flopped into the pool during a taping of the ABC show

In pain: Nicole, pictured at an early practice session, ended up being taken to hospital after landing in the pool on her back

The 41-year-old star was apparently attempting to execute a dive with multiple backflips which went wrong when she went crashing into the water hard.

The painful looking impact of her crash landing led emergency technicians to rush to her aid, taking her to a nearby hospital.

According to the website, nothing was broken, but doctors checked she suffered no inteal injuries from the impact and are 'monitoring her kidneys.'

The star, who was spotted practising a series of complicated high dives earlier this week, was released from hospital a few hours later.

Nicole's predicament follows weeks of injuries suffered by celebrities.

Chuy Bravo had to withdraw after after fracturing his heel during diving practice, while Katherine Webb quit on doctor's orders this week thanks to a back injury.

Skier Rory Bushfield ruptured his eardrum a few weeks ago, but did not quite the show, while Kendra Wilkinson withdrew due to her fear of heights.

Nicole has been showing off a slimmer figure since beginning the diving show.

The star, who left TV show Baywatch in 1994 after two years, has struggled with her weight since giving birth to her two children.

Acrobatics: Nicole Eggert is seen performing on the high diving board during practice for TV show Splash on Tuesday

She became emotional after performing a dive in the second week of the reality show.

'This is way out of my comfort zone for so many reasons,' she told the show's co-host Joey Lawrence.  'So here I am going to be in a bathing suit in front of the whole world again, then throw myself off a high platform.

'I am a single mum of two little girls, we have had highs and lows and struggles, and if at my age I can go and win something like this and show them that if you want something you can do it.'

Nicole came top on last week's show and took her impressive form into this week's competition,
stepping up to do a reverse backflip off the highest board.

Concentrate: The actress looked extremely focussed and has been practising hard for the show

Sterling effort: Nicole's attempt to do a handstand atop the diving board was impressive

 

From a great height: The former Baywatch star performed an impressive dive from the handstand position 

She pulled off a great dive, punching the air and beaming when she came up for air out of the water.

'I'm continually being blown away by the progress you're making,' said judge David Boudia as he praised her technical abilities, giving her nine points.

Meanwhile, fellow judge Steve Foley praised her massively improved self-confidence since the show's start.

'What a metamorphosis,' he said as he awarded her eight points, putting her at the top of the leader board.