ITV Dancing on Ice fans 'confused and surprised' to see Bez in audience despite Covid diagnosis

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ITV classic Dancing on Ice. The 14th series of the hit skating competition already has fans wondering which celeb will go all the way and win this year.

Once each couple has performed their routine, judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo marked all the celebs out of 10. READ MORE: Dancing On Ice's Ben Foden begs fans to 'leave his family alone' after explaining why he called Rachel Stevens 'sexiest women alive' Aside from enjoying the beautiful performances on tonight's show, some viewers were distracted by something else.

Happy Mondays maraca player Bez made his skating debut in the first show of the series last Sunday, though just a day later it was announced that he had been forced into isolation after catching Covid-19.

The 57-year-old, who is partnered with reigning skating champion Angela Egan, said: "I’ve had a positive test. "I’m gutted because I’m going to be missing training but I’m looking forward to skating on the show again for week three and I’ll be tuning at home and cheering on my mates who are skating this weekend. "And an ITV spokesperson said: "We have stringent protocols in place to ensure the health and safety of all our contributors and staff which are routinely monitored and updated to reflect the current guidelines. "Viewers watching at home were confused to see Bez in the crowd applauding the second batch of celeb ice dancers.