Dancing On Ice’s Bez admits he’d be axed if show was ‘a true skating competition’ but is determined to get perfect score

DANCING On Ice star Bez has admitted he would have been axed from the show if it was a “true skating competition”.

The Happy Monday’s star,  57, survived another week on the show over the weekend – leaving some viewers branding it a ‘fix’.

But Bez – real name Mark Berry – understands the frustration and believes the other skaters are much better than him.

Speaking on today’s This Morning, Bez said: “I can’t believe it – if it was a true skating competition, I’d be long gone.

“They’re keeping me in each week. I actually thought I was going out this week.”

He is however determined to do one amazing skate before he does get the boot, saying: “It has been a massive challenge but I’m enjoying it and I’m so determined to do at least one perfect skate before I get sent home.”

When Alison Hammond and Holly Willoughby told him he was doing well and getting better each week, he replied:  “Slightly improving, not to the level – I look at everybody else and how great they are. They’re inspiring, I find all the other skaters so inspiring.”

Last night saw Rachel Stevens, 43, leave the competition after an intense skate-off against BMX Olympian Kye Whyte, 22.

Despite the pair ending up in the bottom two, it was actually Bez who landed himself at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Bez scored just 20 out of 40 after his performance to I’m On My Way with pro skater Angela Egan.

The other two bagged higher scores than him – Rachel was given 24 points for her dance to If I Ain’t Got You, and Kye scored 30 out of 40 for his performance to Rasputin.