Inside Dancing on Ice's dramatic axe and return - star exits and judge shake-ups

Dancing On Ice fans all have the same complaints about the current judges line-up.The ITV show returned last month with a shaken up judging panel as Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse replaced John Barrowman.Oti joined judges Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to reside over this year's competition.Nonetheless, Dancing on Ice viewers have been left unsatisfied.Following Liberty Poole's exit over the weekend (February 13), many viewers have posted their complaints about the judges' generous scoring to Twitter.Sharing their grievances online, some fans of the show have also called for former Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner to return to the panel.Posting to Twitter, one viewer wrote: "The judges are too nice and PC. I miss Jason."Another commented: "Bring back Jason Gardiner and proper judges!! Who don’t over mark!! Who actually judge properly.

Alison Hammond has returned to our screens on This Morning, alongside TV co-host Dermot O'Leary, as usual Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield enjoy a week off for half term. Always a huge fan of bright colours and bold prints, today is no exception as Alison, 47, opted for a a turquoise leopard print number to brighten up our screens on a very grey Tuesday.The stunning TV presenter, who won the nation's heart when she starred on Big Brother back in 2002, and Dermot stepped into the roles of Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford when they began presenting the ITV show every Friday in 2020.

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.

THIS Morning viewers were left scratching their heads as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were missing from the show – again. The pair - who have both spent long periods off the show in recent weeks - were replaced today by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.

This Morning viewers were left feeling joy after it was revealed that the wonderful Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary would be stepping in to cover Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's absence. The normal duo are currently on their half term break from the show, so our Friday hosts have taken over for the week.

Phillip Schofield has shared the details of a love note left for him at Dancing on Ice.The presenter revealed that a secret admirer was leaving him love notes behind the scenes of the ITV skating show.Phillip hosted the show on Sunday night just hours before Valentine’s Day kicked off.Showing the love, someone working behind the scenes of the show left Phil an adorable note backstage.The 59-year-old star was much pleased with the revelation and took to social media to show off his message.On Sunday, Phil shared a photo of a heart-shaped red note that read: “If you were a chicken, you’d be impeck-able.”Thrilled at the message, Phil penned alongside the snap: “Loving the little notes posted anonymously backstage @dancingonice” – along with a heart face emoji.A second pic showed another note that said: “You are a ray of sunshine.”Phil then wrote: “On my dressing room door” – this time with two heart face emojis.Liberty Poole became the latest star to leave Dancing on Ice - but it didn't come without a surprising message backstage.The former Love Island star was gutted to get the axe from the ITV skating show on Sunday night (February 13) - along with her pro skating partner Joe Johnson.Liberty had suffered a nightmare night as she stumbled on the ice rink during her rollercoaster routine to Flo Rider's hit song Right Round.Although she managed to get back up in her feet and bagged 28 points out of 40 from the judges, it wasn't enough to save her at the end of the night.After being booted from the show, heartbroken Liberty took to Instagram to tell her fans she had been crying over the result.However, she was baffled by a message in a tissue that harked back to her days as a Nando's waitress.Chatting to her fans in a series

Dancing on Ice viewers thought they could see a little bit of tension between the judges during Sunday's episode on February 13.The remaining nine celebrities took to the ice during the fifth episode of the series to perform skate routines inspired by their favourite things.As Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Torvill and Christopher Dean sat on the judging panel during the episode, fans thought Jayne didn't seem happy.They took to social media to comment on her facial expressions when the camera was on her, with many saying she looked tense.One posted: "Jayne doesn’t look in a very good mood tonight."Another added: "JAYNE LOOKS PROPER P****D OFF TONIGHT."A third chipped in: "Jayne does not look happy tonight! When the camera isn't directly on her she looks really peed off."A fourth replied: "I thought the same. She doesn’t seem at all happy and seems really abrupt too."Fans were also left unhappy as Liberty Poole and Joe Johnson found themselves in the bottom two against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard.The Love Island star became the fourth celebrity to be axed from the competition as the judges decided to send her home.Viewers were left seriously disappointed by the decision, despite Liberty falling over during her routine.Liberty, 22, fell into Joe's arms during the performance, with members of the audience heard gasping at the unfortunate tumble, but she soon recovered and managed to get 28 out of 40 from the judges before finding herself in the bottom two.As Liberty said her goodbyes, she told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: "Even though we had that fall tonight, these things happen on ice."I've honestly enjoyed every second and I'm proud of myself because I pushed myself this week.

Alison Hammond has been gracing the This Morning stage more often than usual lately.The presenter has been covering Holly Willoughby while she films another show for the BBC and has also taken over Phillip Schofield’s duties while he was off with COVID-19. It has been confirmed she will also be covering for Holly and Phil once again while they are off this week for Half Term and we couldn’t be happier. Sitting alongside fellow presenter Dermot O’Leary, the star looked beautiful in a Valentine's Day themed outfit for a special romantic episode of This Morning.

Emmerdale star Olivia Bromley has hinted that her character Dawn Taylor could be the one to finally take down evil Meena Jutla.Dawn is set to get married to her partner Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) – but the threat of killer Meena (Paige Sandhu) is hovering over their heads, with her target firmly set on Dawn.However, speaking on Lorraine ahead of the wedding, actress Olivia suggested Dawn won't just go down without a fight."Dawn's a fighter," Olivia told stand-in host Christine Lampard, who is presenting while Lorraine Kelly takes a break."I think Dawn could be the one [to take down Meena]. I mean, who knows? You'll have to wait."But if anyone's going to fight for her life it's Dawn."Olivia explained: "She's been through so much in her life, she's got Billy and in a family unit that she's excited about."I think she'll really fight for her life."Speaking of her co-star Paige Sandhu, who plays killer Meena, Olivia confessed they find her scary when acting with her.She said: "We've all found it really fun playing opposite Paige."She does just transform into this character.

Holly Willoughby struck again on Sunday night with another dazzling outfit.

Dancing On Ice has been blasted by fans as they complained over the 'wrong' bottom two.

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

HOLLY Willoughby wowed in a stunning pink Valentine's Day dress on tonight's instalment of Dancing on Ice. The 41-year-old presenter pulled out all the stops in a blush pink "bridesmaid" style frock with a plunging neckline.

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DANCING on Ice fans have pleaded for bosses to bring back Stephen Mulhern after host Phillip Schofield returned to the ITV show. The In For A Penny host, 44, joined Holly Willoughby on the ITV show last Sunday after the 59-year-old This Morning star tested positive for Covid.

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.

Phillip Schofield returned to Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after he tested positive for coronavirus last week and was temporarily replaced by Stephen Mulhern.The presenter, 59, was reunited with Holly Willoughby, who wowed fans in a pink Valentine's Day dress, during the latest instalment of the ITV show. As the episode opened, Holly said: "Welcome to the greatest show on ice and welcome back Phil!" With Phillip replying: "Thank you! I missed it last week, I had serious FOMO...

Dancing On Ice 's Liberty Poole became the fourth star to leave Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after finding herself in the dreaded skate-off. The Love Island star, 22, performed with pro Joe Johnson as she went against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard, who also received the lowest votes on the show. It came after Liberty accidentally fell during a complicated lift with her pro partner Joe earlier on Sunday's episode.

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