Dancing on Ice's Bez feels 'guilty' for staying in and apologises to other celebs

FURIOUS Dancing On Ice viewers have slammed the judging panel for always "picking favourites" amid a fix row. Fans of the ITV skating competition took to Twitter after Sunday night's show to complain they felt the marking had been unfair. Last week, Love Island star Liberty Poole was voted off the show after a tense skate-off with Happy Mondays singer Mark 'Bez' Berry.

Strictly Come Dancing professional, Brendan Cole, 45, has revealed he will star in a same-sex couple with Brendyn Hatfield after his partner, Vanessa Bauer, tested positive for Covid. Brendyn was previously partnered with singer Rachel Stevens until they were eliminated in the third week.Dancer Brendan confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter.He told his 187,000 followers: “I have news...

DANCING On Ice has been thrown into chaos after Brendan Cole's partner Vanessa Bauer is forced out with coronavirus. Strictly star Brendan will now be paired with a new skater for Musicals Week after surviving Sunday night's dance-off.

Dancing on Ice contestant Brendan Cole will skate with male professional Brendyn Hatfield after his partner Vanessa Bauer tested positive for Covid-19. Announcing the news, hot favourite Brendan, 45, explained: "I am absolutely gutted that Vanessa is unable to skate this weekend.

Bez has revealed that he once hid out in a cave for weeks after he was chased out of an area in Morocco where he’d shoplifted.The Happy Mondays percussionist/dancer said in a new interview that he’d turned to theft as a way to survive while travelling the world in his late teens, which was before he joined the band in 1985. Bez was “mostly homeless and sofa-surfing” at the time, and had intentions to move on from petty crime, for which he had served prison time.He told The Guardian: “By the time I was about 19, I decided I didn’t want to get caught up in the sort of shit I was doing again, so thought the best thing I could do was to have a huge adventure and go travelling.“I lived in Morocco for a bit and was shoplifting just to survive; pinching bars of chocolate.

Dancing On Ice fan favourite Bez has opened up about a brush with death after he was almost shot dead by gangsters in a drug row in New York City.Opening up on the terrifying incident in his book Freaky Dancing: Me and The Monday’s, the Happy Mondays rocker revealed he only escaped when a pal disturbed the gangster allowing the musician and his pals to leg it.Recalling the horrifying ordeal, which happened back in the 1980s, the 57-year-old musician said: "A Puerto Rican gang surrounded us and this kid pulled out a gun and shoved it in my throat."It dawned on me that I might have a problem on my hands. But God must have been looking down on me because a guy then appeared at the end of the alleyway and quickly diffused the situation and dragged me away while I was arguing the toss."Maybe I was a bit too excited and overly animated at the time but I can be like that when I am on drugs.”It’s the latest revelation from Bez who also said he once lived in a Moroccan cave to escape angry locals.After being booted out of his family home in Salford, Greater Manchester, and falling foul of the authorities, he upped sticks and headed to Morocco in North Africa.He told the Guardian magazine: "At the peak of my rebellion, I did time in detention centres and borstals."I was living on the street and getting into all sorts of trouble.

Dancing On Ice fans think they've figured out the reason for numerous falls during the latest trip to the rink.

Dancing On Ice fan favourite Bez opened up about the time he was almost killed after being caught in the middle of a drug row.

Dancing On Ice fans' hearts went out to Liberty Poole as she took a tumble on the ice during tonight's show.

DANCING on Ice fans have slammed the show as a "fix" as Liberty Poole got voted off but Bez survived another week. The Love Island star, 22, missed out on a spot in musicals week after being eliminated on tonight's show. Viewers were baffled that the Happy Mondays star made it through after his major blunder.

Dancing On Ice contestant Bez was left disappointed on Sunday's episode after he suffered an unfortunate tumble during his routine. During the latest instalment, the Happy Mondays star, 57, took to the ice with Angela Egan to perform to Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves.

Liberty Poole has been eliminated in week five after losing the skate off. Oti Mabuse was the only judge the save the Love Island star after she performed once again, with Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean all voting to save Kye Whyte. Liberty’s exit comes after she took a tumble on the ice during her routine to Right Round by Flo Rida with her partner Joe Johnson.

Dancing On Ice’s Bez has quickly become a fan favourite of the 2022 series. The 57-year-old Happy Mondays star, who is the first and only celebrity to skate with a helmet, has already treated viewers to a stellar skating debut, where he was lowered to the ice on a pair of giant maracas. He then performed a chaotic Indiana Jones-themed routine for movie week, which included snakes, a giant boulder and dialogue from the blockbusters.

ITV West Country after 17 years hosting the weather.This has left the presenter more time to voice his views online as he took to Twitter to criticise Dancing on Ice star Bez, 57.Alex has taken to Twitter to criticise Bez, calling for the Happy Mondays star to be voted off the show this evening.Bez took to the stage as a beekeeper on tonight's show, with his performance including a few falls.In view of his 247,500 followers, he penned: "I think it's sadly time for Bez to Buzz Off on @dancingonice."Alex's quip left mixed opinions in the comments section with many believing Bez is trying his "best".Gembob86 said: "I think he's doing so well. He's trying so hard."Definitely improving each week and dancing alone far more than some others."Morm333 added: "Nooo! He's great entertainment!"A force to bee reckoned with #DancingOnIce." (sic)Others took to the comments to agree with Alex, expressing their distaste that he is still on the show.JBR718 said: "Should have gone weeks ago.

Liberty Poole became the latest star to be eliminated from Dancing on Ice - but many fans weren't happy with the result.The former Love Island star landed in the bottom two with BMX star Kye Whyte - which meant they had to go head-to-head in the skate-off at the end of the show.It came after the public vote was added to the judges' scores.Sunday's show (February 13) had already proved difficult for Liberty as she suffered a tumble on the ice rink during her initial routine, although she bravely recovered.Liberty ended up flat on her face after her pro skating partner Joe Johnson tried lifting her up in the air - and it went badly wrong.She still scored a respectable 28 points out of a possible 40 for her rollercoaster routine to Flo Rider's Right Round.Kye, who is partnered up pro skater Tippy Packard, bagged 28.5 points for his skate to Muse's Supermassive Black Hole.The majority of the panel - Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Ashley Banjo - voted to save Liberty, but judge Oti Mabuse opted to keep Liberty in.Many fans at home fumed at Liberty getting the boot as they felt she was a better skater than her co-stars like Happy Mondays star Bez, who made it to the next round.Some viewers on Twitter even claimed they were going to give up on watching the show.One fan said: "LIBERTY WAS ROBBED PASS IT ON"A second commented: "What a joke why is liberty gone???!!!"A third said: "Not watching anymore, Bez falls and is awful every show and he stays and Liberty falls and she's out?"A fourth fumed: "This show has been my guilty pleasure for ages, but I won't be watching again until Bez has gone.

Dancing On Ice after a tense skate-off against Kye Whyte.The latest episode of the hit ITV show was marred by a number of trips and falls, with stars including Happy Mondays' Bez and professional dancer Regan Gascoigne stumbling over their steps.Poor Liberty ended up flat on her face after her pro partner Joe Johnson tried to life her off the ice.The stumble didn't affect Regan's score in the end though, as he tied at the top of the leaderboard alongside Kimberly Wyatt, with both of them scoring 36.5 out of 40.Stef Reid and Brendan Cole were next up, with both of the celebrities scoring 34 out of 40 for their routines.At the other end of the leaderboard was Bez, who performed a bee-keeping inspired routine to Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves, scoring just 19.5 out of 40.After the public vote was added to the judges' scores, it was revealed that Kye Whyte and Liberty Poole would be facing off in the latest skate-off.Liberty had scored a 28 for her rollercoaster routine to Right Round by Flo Ride and Kesha, while Kye scored 28.5 for his skate to Supermassive Black Hole by Muse.It wasn't a unanimous vote to eliminate Liberty, as judge Oti Mabuse chose to save her over Kye.However Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean all voted to save Kye, which meant the majority won and Liberty was sent packing.Ashley described the choice as "tough", saying: "You guys did a great skate off and it was really, really close."Oti said it was "really difficult" too, as she said: "My heart is with both of you and I really want both of you to do well."Following her elimination, Liberty told viewers: "I've enjoyed every second, I'm proud of myself."Last week, Kye went up against S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens, but it was

Professional dancer Regan Gascoigne is impressing Dancing on Ice viewers every week as he performs alongside his partner Karina Manta.Off-screen, he has kept his romantic partnerships to himself and has previously spoken about not wanting his bisexuality to be a big deal.READ: Rachel Stevens comforted by fans as she breaks silence following Dancing on Ice exitSpeaking to Lorraine Kelly on an episode of Lorraine back in 2019, the 25-year-old reflected on his attitude to his sexuality and why he never wanted to officially 'come out'.Regan said: "I've never actually come out, I've never made a point of coming out, I've just let it happen organically."WATCH: Dancing on Ice's Regan Gascoigne shares exciting updateHe went on: "If anyone asked me I would obviously be honest and say I've dated both boys and girls. I feel like we shouldn't have to come out, I feel like it should just be normal because it is normal."MORE: Everything you need to know about Dancing on Ice pro Matt Evers' love lifeREAD: Dancing on Ice: Who is Stef Reid's famous husband?Regan then revealed that he had texted his retired footballer dad Paul to fill him in after newspapers made his sexuality headline news.

Dancing on Ice star Ria Hebden has revealed that she refused to see her family before taking to the ice while on the programme.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Lorraine presenter, 39, explained why she decided to avoid seeing her husband, Mark and her two children, as she needed to "protect her energy" ahead of her performance.Ria was partnered with professional skater Lukasz Rozycki during her stint on the popular ITV show.Speaking about her family's reaction to the news that she'd be starring on the programme, Ria shared how "proud" they were of her.Addressing her husband's reaction, she said: "He is my number one fan, he's like 'just do your thing, enjoy it.'"I know the kids are really proud of me already," she added.However, Ria explained that she had made the decision not to see her children before performing so that she can focus on her routine.The presenter said: "It's wonderful, I just know just having them there in the audience will be so lovely for the children as they're only little."But I'm not going to see any of them before I perform because for me I really need to focus and be calm and quiet and then after we can celebrate."I think when you do something like this you need to protect your energy, you know," she said.Ria shares two children, Noah and Lula, with her husband of 10 years, Mark.The Lorraine star was eliminated from the show during movie week following a skate-off with S-Club star Rachel Stevens and her partner Brendyn Hatfield.The same week, Kimberly Wyatt was awarded a high score of 34 following her routine to The Greatest Show.Taking to social media to address her exit, the star told how she was "proud" of what she had achieved, having previously revealed that she'd had no skating

Dancing On Ice star Kimberly Wyatt is said to be feeling "awkward" after allegedly being excluded from a group WhatsApp chat.The Pussycat Dolls star, 40, is currently competing alongside the likes of Happy Mondays star Bez, Liberty Pool and Brendan Cole as part of the 12 celebrity skaters.However, it appears that the group may be snubbing the React songstress and her professional partner and Mark Hanretty.Sources claim that the mum-of-three was not made aware of the group chat and is now feeling rather red-faced after learning the news.The source said: "Kimberly didn’t know about the WhatsApp group, and when she found out it was feeling a little awkward, to say the least."They went on to tell The Sun: "She did feel a little excluded, especially as she has been getting on well with the others."However, it appears that other celebs were not part of the group chat either.But ITV have since claimed that the chat is rarely used, with the celebrities communicating with one another outside of WhatsApp,"No one really uses the WhatsApp – instead they all DM each other," an insider told the publication.Despite her hectic schedule, Kimberly made sure to spend time with her model husband, Max Rogers, during a "wild" date night in London.The couple posed for photographs at the Green Planet Event at Augmented Reality on Regent Street, London, which was hosted by broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough.Kimberley looked stunning in a bright pink multi-coloured suit, finished with smoky eye make-up and a pop of lipstick, while husband Max smouldered in a black roll neck and jeans.Another photograph showed the Dancing On Ice star looking cosy in a brown coat, as she interacted with a hologram of Sir David Attenborough while exploring

Dancing on Ice star Rachel Steven’s cemented her title as a fashionista as she stepped out in a stunning outfit following her exit from the ITV series.The black and white snaps showed the glamorous star wearing leather pants with black feathered detail around her ankles as she teams the unique look with a black jacket and sky high black heels.She finished off the look with a black clutch, large sunglasses and perfectly tousled wavy hair as she walked away from the camera with a smile.Captioning the snaps, she wrote: "Walking into the weekend like,” followed by hands up emoji, before adding: “Have a great one lovelies.”The S Club 7 singer - who missed performing in her first week on the ITV show because she had injured her wrist in rehearsal - was scored 25/40 for her Waltz with professional partner Brendyn Hatfield, but the public vote left her in the bottom two.Rachel, 43, said: "It's definitely been a process. I have really loved it, it's been an amazing experience.

Dancing On Ice star Rachel Stevens has revealed how she cheered herself up following the disappointing news of being eliminated from the ITV skating show.The S Club 7 singer revealed to her social media followers that she had been feeling a little down in the dumps but cheered up her spirits with a girls night out.On Wednesday, Rachel shared a stunning snap of her all glammed up as she went on an outing with pals.And she captioned the post: "A night out with your girls is sometimes all you need"This comes after Rachel became the latest celebrity to be dropped from this year’s series of Dancing on Ice.Rachel Stevens and Kye White both found themselves in the bottom two on Sunday (6 February), which meant they were forced to battle it out in the dreaded dance off.Rachel, who is partnered with Brendyn Hatfield, was also in the bottom two last week - but found herself scraping through the tense elimination round.And their suave performance to Lady A hit Need You Now blew viewers at home away.Kye and his partner Tippy Packard, meanwhile, danced their own incredible routine, which left Stephen Mulhern simply telling them: "Wow, wow, wow."Speaking about her elimination, Rachel said: "It's definitely been a process [but] I've loved it and I loved working with Brendan so that you so much."It's so special for them [her children] to be a part of it and keep up with the show, but I'm going to miss Brendan the most."Show host Holly Willoughby and guest host funnyman Stephen Mulhern welcomed back the stars as they took to the ice for their fourth week of the popular ITV skating competition.This week’s theme was Dance Week, which mean that the celebrity line up had to bring their A game as they paid tribute to some of their favourite