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Strictly Come Dancing professional, Brendan Cole, 45, has fought back against claims his dancing ability has given him a head start on Dancing on Ice.This week, Brendan wowed the judges once again with his Movie Week performance to Shallow from A Star Is Born.He and his pro partner Vanessa Bauer finished joint second on the leaderboard with an impressive score of 33.5 out of a possible 40.However, in his VT leading up to the performance, Brendan emotionally defended himself against claims he has an "unfair" advantage over the other celebrities with no dancing experience.The clip opened with a snippet of former Dancing on Ice winner, Sonny Jay, discussing Brendan’s Week One performance with fellow Capital FM host, Roman Kemp.Sonny says: “It was probably the best first dance Dancing on Ice has ever seen.”Martin Kemp’s son then chimes in: “I’m gonna say it, I don’t think it’s fair.”Sonny continued: “He is a dancer, so he is naturally going to look better. But, you’ve still got to learn how to skate.”Many fans have also commented on Brendan’s dancing background.

Ria Hebden became the second star to leave Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after finding herself in the dreaded skate-off. Ria, 39, performed with pro Lukasz Rozycki as she went against Rachel Stevens and Brendyn Hadfield, who also received the lowest votes on the show. After both stars took to the ice with their pro partners to perform in the dreaded skate-off, the four judges - Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo - delivered their verdict with Rachel and Brendyn winning an unanimous vote.

Dancing On Ice fans went wild for Liberty Poole 's zebra costume on Sunday night as she performed a routine to Madagascar's I Like To Move It for the ITV show's Movie Week. The Love Island star, 22, went all out with the costume with professional skating partner Joe Johnson opting for a lion outfit.

Dancing On Ice fans need to pay attention as the show is on the move.

Dancing On Ice contestant Bez has revealed his September wedding date to fiancée Firouzeh Razavi. Talking on Thursday's episode of Lorraine, the Happy Mondays star, 57, also unveiled that bandmate and close friend Shaun Ryder will act as his best man at the nuptials.

Dancing on Ice after being in the skate off with TV presenter Ria Hebden. Ben's wife, Jackie Belanoff-Smith has taken to Instagram to slam the ice skating show as a "popularity competition", calling the show "unfair" and "pointless".The rugby star and his professional partner Robin Johnstone were the first couple to be eliminated from this year's Dancing On Ice.They faced off against presenter Ria Hebden, 39, and her professional skating partner Łukasz Różycki last night on ITV.Judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean unfortunately voted unanimously to save Ria.Jackie took to her Instagram story to slate the show in view of her 10,200 followers.She penned: "What's the point of saying it's a skate competition when it's really just a popularity competition?"Why divide the skaters into two weeks, groups of your choosing, and why not judge all their scores together after the two weeks?"What's the point of getting a bunch of people together and then not judging them together afterwards?"Continuing to hit out at the show, she went on: "And what's the point of having a judging panel when it's all down to a public vote."That's not a skate competition, it's a popularity competition.

Dancing On Ice fans felt nauseous after watching Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's drone-filmed dance on the ITV show.

Dancing On Ice has come under fire from viewers due to an 'off putting' issue they have found with the show.

Dancing on Ice viewers were moved as Paul Gascoigne made a surprise appearance on the ITV show in support of his son Regan. During Sunday night’s episode (24 January), Regan was preparing to make his debut on the ice alongside professional skating partner Karina Manta. Ahead of his performance, the show showed an emotional video clip where dancer Regan, 25, met with his famous footballer dad to chat about him taking part in Dancing on Ice.

Dancing On Ice fans ended up complaining of sickness during the second episode of the competition.

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.

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.

Dancing On Ice contestant Ben Foden became the first star to be voted off the ITV skating show on Sunday night after the dreaded skate-off. Ben, 36, performed with pro Robin Johnstone as he went against Ria Hebden and Lukasz Rozycki, who received the lowest votes on last week's opening episode. After both stars took to the ice with their pro partners to perform in the dreaded skate-off, the four judges - Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo - delivered their verdict with Ria and Lukasz winning an unanimous vote.

ITV Dancing On Ice 's newest judge Oti Mabuse has viewers convinced that she is leaving Strictly Come Dancing.

It left a massive hole in the TV schedule last year but Britain's Got Talent IS coming back.

The "greatest show on ice" is back and viewers were eagerly awaiting their first look at the 2022 stars on the ice.

Dancing On Ice's first show has been flooded with complaints after it made a major change.

Phillip Schofield used the Story feature to post a video of his co-presenter Holly Willoughby looking all glammed up before the camera panned to the rest of the crew.The blonde beauty looked incredible in her maroon-coloured dress. After taking notice of Phillip’s recording, Holly smiled at the camera as she lifted her glass filled with what appeared to be white wine. “Press day for @dancingonice,” the 59-year-old wrote on his Story’s post.“Or have we set up a call centre on the side?” As the video continued to pan around the room, judge Ashley Banjo provided the entertainment with jokes as his fellow co-stars laughed in hysterics. A handful of wine bottles were seen on a table in the middle of the room.Dancing On Ice returns to ITV on Sunday, with Ashley, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean reprising their roles as judges on the programme. John Barrowman, who was axed following last year’s series, has since been replaced by Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse. ITV confirmed John’s departure in October, having served as a judge for just two years.“We thank John Barrowman for two brilliant years on the Dancing On Ice panel,” they said. “[We] are pleased to be working with him again as host of the forthcoming All Star Musicals specials.”In an interview with The Mirror this month, Phillip touched on the Doctor Who star’s exit from Dancing On Ice, saying that Oti’s addition to the show was “amazing”.Yet the father-of-two will miss John being part of the series, saying: “I adore John and obviously we will miss that larger than life personality.“But in every panel you want to make sure each area is well and truly serviced.“Oti will definitely be the one to pick them up on their dancing and their dancing skills and that’s really

A post shared by Matt Baker (@mattbakerofficial)"Thank you to everyone that’s helped. I wish you all the very best with whatever comes your way in 2022."Many took to the comment section to wish for the new year and congratulate Matt on his huge achievement.His wife Nicola Baker, who he wed back in 2004, was one of the first to comment: "Really proud of you!"Paddy McGuiness jokes: "Well deserved pal.

Katya Jones, 32, has taken to social media to address Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Oti Mabuse’s latest job move.

Strictly star Oti Mabuse has announced an exciting career move to an ITV show.