Dancing on Ice fans watched this season's first celebrity skate-off as TV presenter Ria Hebden took to the ice again for a showdown with rugby player and Celebrity X Factor star Ben Foden.
Despite scoring 24.5 out of 40 from judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in the opening show last week Ria scored low on the public vote and was placed in this weekend's skate-off.
Ria and her professional partner Łukasz Różycki skated through to Movie Week while Ben and his partner Robin Johnstone were sent home by the judges. READ MORE: ITV Dancing On Ice fans confused to see Bez in the audience after announcing he had Covid And outraged viewers took to Twitter to voice their upset, arguing it was more difficult for the male celeb to lift his partner than to be lifted. @ConnoJ5 said: "Ria can’t let go of her partner.
Ben skates considerably better AND can skate without clinging onto his partner. "The 'judging' on Dancing On Ice is absolutely insane!!" @SnowAndBeach wrote: "Ben was able to skate alone and did lifts competently whilst Ria clung to her professional for the entirety of the routine.
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