Dancing on Ice 2023 LATEST — It’s all over for one star as Darren Harriott survives the skate off
PATSY PALMER became the latest Dancing On Ice star to say goodbye to the show on Sunday night.
It was time for Patsy and Matt to hang up their skates after Darren Harriott survived the dreaded skate-off.
All four judges chose to save Darren, after he scored 28.5 out of 40 during icon week.
Patsy scored 26.5 in her final performance but sadly it wasn't enough to skate into another week.
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Dancing on Ice star reveals complete lifestyle overhaul after starring on the show
The Sun has today revealed The Vivienne is on a whole new path since joining Dancing on Ice.
The Drag Race UK star has a new found confidence since starring on the ITV show – and is learning to drive.
“Now she’s tackled the ice, The Vivienne says she wants to learn to drive,” says star of the show Matt Evers.
The legendary pro skater said: “It’s a newfound confidence.
“I saw this happen with my 2011 partner Loose Women’s Denise Welch.”
Matt wrote in his epic Best mag column: “That’s what happens a lot on this show, and it’s quite magical.”
Who is still in the competition?
Each week it gets narrowed down.
The stars left in the competition are:
- Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty
- Darren Harriott and Tippy Packard
- Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer
- The Vivienne and Colin Grafton
- Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon
- Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart
When will Dancing on Ice return?
Dancing on Ice returns over the weekend at its regularly scheduled time of 6:25pm.
Last night's episode saw Pasty Palmer leave the show as she was dumped from the legendary competition.
Vanessa Bauer shows off her abs
Vanessa Bauer showed off her washboard abs as she cosied up to a pal in a throwback snap.
The Dancing on Ice professional, 26, looked sensational in a yellow bikini in the photo which she posted to wish her mate a happy birthday.
In the beach snap Vanessa could be seen going make-up free and had clearly been for a dip as she posed with wet hair.
In contrast to her fun on the sand Vanessa is currently spending a lot of time on ice with her show partner and boyfriend Joey Essex.
Fans all say the same thing about Dancing on Ice ad breaks
Fans of the ITV skating show were all left saying the same thing last week – and it wasn’t about the stars.
Instead, fans took to social media to fume about the number of ad breaks during the show.
One wrote: ”Stop putting adverts after every couple. There’s more ads than skating.”
A second agreed, saying: ”TOO MANY AD BREAKS!!!”
Davide wants Dancing On Ice spot
Davide, 27, played a topless carwash worker at the end of the Disco routine last week and made the audience cheer by stealing a cheeky kiss off Ekin-Su.
But his crowd-pleasing appearance was far from spontaneous, with Dancing On Ice’s creative director Dan Whiston telling The Sun: “I felt like I was presenting Surprise Surprise on ice during Ekin-Su’s car wash disco routine!
“We’d secretly arranged for Davide to appear at the end and give Ekin-Su a big kiss.
“Ekin-Su certainly needed some TLC after her routine, as she injured her leg just before the show.
“I pulled Davide for a chat whilst setting the number, and he told me he’d love to take part in Dancing on Ice next year…. so watch this space!”
Dancing on Ice fans say the same thing after The Vivienne's shock comments
Dancing on Ice fans were left in shock on Sunday after The Vivienne revealed too much in his post-dance interview.
He told viewers: "It's been a really emotional week, getting ready to do this without my armour and then hurting my shoulder this morning and then having some diarrhoea."
One shocked viewer wrote: "The Vivienne...we didn't need to know that."
Another posted: "Far too much information! Slush puppies LOL."
A third added: "That's disgusting, gone off my dinner, thanks The Vivienne."
Who is still in the competition?
Each week it gets narrowed down.
The stars left in the competition are:
- Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty
- Darren Harriott and Tippy Packard
- Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer
- The Vivienne and Colin Grafton
- Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon
- Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart
Dancing on Ice star reveals complete lifestyle overhaul after starring on the show
The Sun has revealed The Vivienne is on a whole new path since joining Dancing on Ice.
The Drag Race UK star has a new found confidence since starring on the ITV show – and is learning to drive.
“Now she’s tackled the ice, The Vivienne says she wants to learn to drive,” says star of the show Matt Evers.
The legendary pro skater said: “It’s a newfound confidence.
“I saw this happen with my 2011 partner Loose Women’s Denise Welch.”
Matt wrote in his epic Best mag column: “That’s what happens a lot on this show, and it’s quite magical.”
Who are the Dancing On Ice judges?
There are four judges ready to give their expertise on Dancing On Ice.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return for another year as head judges.
The pair won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games where they made history after receiving 12 perfect 6.0 scores watched by 24 million people in the UK.
They are joined by Strictly judge Oti Mabuse and dance troupe leader of Diversity, Ashley Banjo.
Star reveals suffering from 'diarrhoea' before show
The Vivienne admitted that it wasn't their best performance after suffering with a bout of diarrhoea during rehearsals today.
He told viewers: "It's been a really emotional week, getting ready to do this without my armour and then hurting my shoulder this morning and then having some diarrhoea."
The audience erupted with laughter, as presenter Holly Willoughby interjected: "It happens...it happens."
Star suffered nasty accident before show
A Dancing on Ice star suffered a nasty accident just moments before performing at the weekend, The Sun can reveal.
Creative director Dan Whiston has told how RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne still managed to skate even after a shoulder injury.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Dan said: "The Vivienne astounded the audience this week when they made a brave decision to perform out of drag for the first time in their career.
";As if that wasn’t nerve wracking enough they had an injury to their shoulder just hours before the show went live.
"They downplayed what happened, but I know they were in a lot of pain and still managed to deliver a show-stopping performance!"
When will Dancing on Ice return?
Dancing on Ice returns over the weekend at its regularly scheduled time of 6:25pm.
Last night’s episode saw Pasty Palmer leave the show as she was dumped from the legendary competition.
Dancing on Ice fans say the same thing after The Vivienne‘s shock comments
Dancing on Ice fans were left in shock on Sunday after The Vivienne revealed too much in his post-dance interview.
He told viewers: “It’s been a really emotional week, getting ready to do this without my armour and then hurting my shoulder this morning and then having some diarrhoea.”
One shocked viewer wrote: “The Vivienne…we didn’t need to know that.”
Another posted: “Far too much information! Slush puppies LOL.”
A third added: “That’s disgusting, gone off my dinner, thanks The Vivienne.”
Nile Wilson fave to win
Nile Wilson has received a huge boost after being named the favourite to win by Ladbrokes.
- Nile Wilson – 5/6
- Joey Essex – 11/4
- Carley Stenson – 4/1
- The Vivienne – 10/1
- Mollie Gallagher – 12/1
- Siva Kaneswaran – 25/1
- Darren Harriott – 50/1
Vanessa Bauer shows off her abs
Vanessa Bauer showed off her washboard abs as she cosied up to a pal in a throwback snap.
The Dancing on Ice professional, 26, looked sensational in a yellow bikini in the photo which she posted to wish her mate a happy birthday.
In the beach snap Vanessa could be seen going make-up free and had clearly been for a dip as she posed with wet hair.
In contrast to her fun on the sand Vanessa is currently spending a lot of time on ice with her show partner and boyfriend Joey Essex.
Guest causes ‘chaos’ backstage and leaves judge ‘really freaked out’
Guest star Mr Blobby wreaked havoc on last night's live show - but behind the scenes the 90s telly icon was even worse.
The googly-eyed 1990s comedy creature, who famously starred in Noel's House Party, burst into the arena to help plug the show's competition.
Blobby took a tumble as he dashed towards the camera and proceeded to flap around on his back on the ice.
Ashley's look of sheer bewilderment wasn't faked, according to the show's creative director Dan Whiston.
Dan said: "If it looked like Mr Blobby caused chaos on camera, it was nothing compared to what he got up to off camera.
"Believe me, it was genuine shock on Ashley Banjo's face. He wasn’t pretending. He was really freaked out by Mr Blobby as he didn’t know who he was!"
Ex Dancing On Ice star slams judges scoring as ‘unfair’
Former Dancing on Ice contestant Jake Quickenden has branded the shows scoring system as ”unfair”.
In his , the father of one wrote: “I feel like the scoring has gone a bit all over the place. They usually start low. I know my year, I got a five in the first week and then I had something to improve on.”
He added: “When you’re giving people sevens and eights in the first week, that just looks a bit weird. People can’t improve very much on an eight and there’s rarely going to be tens across the board because nobody’s perfect. The scoring has been quite baffling.”
And he didn’t stop there as he continued: ” I just want it to be fair. When someone’s getting marked so highly and then another person is getting marked so lowly, then that can influence the public not to vote.”
Why aren't DOI hosts Holly and Phil on This Morning today?
Viewers tuning in to This Morning this week (January 13, 2023) will have noticed that Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are missing from the sofa.
According to ITV, the pair are taking a week off for their half-term break.
The dates for half-term vary across the country with some schools starting on Monday, February 13, 2023.
In England and Wales, most schools will be on half-term from 13-17 February.
Most schools in Scotland will also be off at the same time.
Who has left Dancing On Ice so far?
Every episode one star skater muxt leave the show.
Here's who has left Dancing On Ice so far:
- Week Four: Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers
- Week three: Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Brendyn Hatfield
- Week two: Michelle Heaton and Lukasz Rozycki
- Week one: John Fashanu and Alexandra Schauman
Who left Dancing On Ice last night?
On February 12, 2023, Dancing On Ice waved goodbye to Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers.
They were up against comedian Darren Harriot in the skate off, but ultimately were picked by the judges to go.
Ashley Banjo said: “I think you should both be very proud of your skate off skates. But based on the skate off, I’m going to save Darren and Tippi.”
Oti Mabuse praised both couples before opting for Darren for having “the stronger skate”.
New fix row emerges
Fans have accused the show of being fixed after claiming the show's judges have "favourites".
While there is no evidence to indicate this is the case, some viewers are angry that Patsy Palmer was sent home and have blamed the scoring of her routine.
One commented: "Are you watching the same dancers?! Darren and Tippy are poor performers every week, people are voting to keep them in and the judges are keeping them in despite them performing poorly. Darren barely moves. Fix!"
Another said: "They’re critiquing her knowing they’re sending her home in an hour. it’s rigged!"
A third fumed: "This year's #DancingOnIce has been a massive fix from the start. 7.5 for Mollie who didn’t do a step wrong and had her head near on bounced off the ice yet #theVivienne stumbles and gets 8.5. FIIIIIIX."
Who are the Dancing On Ice judges?
There are four judges ready to give their expertise on Dancing On Ice.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return for another year as head judges.
The pair won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games where they made history after receiving 12 perfect 6.0 scores watched by 24 million people in the UK.
They are joined by Strictly judge Oti Mabuse and dance troupe leader of Diversity, Ashley Banjo.
Former professional skater reveals how viewers can figure out this year’s finalists
32-year-old Dancing On Ice professional skater Alex Murphy has revealed how viewers can figure out who will make it to the final of the 2023 series
She starred on the ITV show between 2018 and 2020.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Alex said: “The ones that want to go far… you’ll know from the beginning.
“They’ll want to dedicate themselves to it, you do put your life on hold for a few months.
“Their personal lives and their work lives on hold to dedicate themselves to make the show really good!”
Alex won Dancing On Ice with Joe Swash in 2020.