Dancing on Ice- Jeff hangs up his skates

It didn’t work out for Jeff last night as the star who skated to the Beatles number was voted out of the show.

The result was unsurprising for the TV presenter who was up against Sam in the skate off, with all three judges choosing to save the soap star, who until recently had been at the top of the leaderboard.

The pair were put in the bottom two by the public vote after both made mistakes in their routines during props week. Sam dropped his hat mid performance, which he blamed on having to use a different hat last minute, but Jason wasn’t having any of it, until presenter Philip said, ‘Hats can cause a lot of problems’, referring to Jason’s recent hair problems. Jeff had made several small mistakes.

However, where Sam and Jeff struggled, the other skaters triumphed despite difficulties with their props during the week’s rehearsals.

Chloe impressed the judges by mastering a hoop and skipping rope on ice, earning her a score of 27/30 and putting her in first place. ‘Week after week you deliver’, said Robin.

Not far behind her was Laura with 25.5/30. Judges were impressed with her characterisation, moody and tough, which she kept up throughout the whole performance, along with skating with a cane and chair.

Sam came in third on the judge’s scoreboard with 24.5/30 and Jeff 21.5/30.

Bottom place was Johnson with 19.5/30, his highest score to date. Jason told the former war hero he handled his props, an umbrella and hat, with ease. ‘It was easier to break warriors in Iraq than perform with the umbrella’, replied Johnson.

Next week the four remaining celebs will have to face an even greater challenge.

Dancing on Ice-Jennifer Metcalfe is voted off ice.

 Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe was booted off the ice last night after the judges unanimously voted to save Rob aka ‘Ice’ at the skate off. Judge Jason said his decision was based on the skaters’ personality on the ice, leaving Jennifer speechless and in tears as she left the competition.

The outcome of the public vote also came as a surprise to the other celebs and viewers as two of the top skaters Jennifer and Ice were chosen to perform again for their survival, while bottom runners Kerry and Comedy Dave escaped, proving it really is anyone’s game.

And that wasn’t the only drama last night as judge Jason and trainer Karen came head to head in a vicious argument. It all kicked off after Jason claimed he was ‘indifferent’ about Johnson’s performance, prompting Karen to defend the former soldier who said it was a bigger challenge for him than the other skaters. Jason replied ‘If your opinion was so important you’d still be on the panel’, while Karen defensively said ‘you bring nothing to the panel.’ Jason did later attempt to apologise but as he branded Karen too emotional she threw it back in his face by calling him a ‘nasty, nasty man’, handbags , or should I say ice skates at the ready.

Last night’s show was the first of the Ultimate Skills test in which celebs have to perform required elements, the first being a step sequence by themselves but in time with their partner.

There was also a Vegas theme, however it was clear none of the production team have visited Sin City what with the programmes over-use of show girls wearing feathers and the tacky decorations and sparkle, fortunately the skating was much better.

Sam was once again at the top of the judges’ leaderboard with an impressive 25.5/30, Laura hot on his heels with 24/30 and Chloe with 22/30. The most improved skater was Jeff who achieved a score of 20/30 with what Emma Bunton called a ‘smouldering, strong and confident’ performance. Whereas Kerry Katona, who admitted she was close to quitting, was exposed by the step sequence leaving her with a low score of 10.

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Don’t give up on your day job Corky, was the overwhelming message on last night’s DOI as Dominic fell victim to the programme’s first Ice Pick, loosing three votes to Jeff Brazier’s six.

Only Johnson, Denise and Comedy Dave saved Dominic, while the others shown their loyalty lay with Jeff, including Vanilla Ice, who appeared on the Farm with Jeff a few years back, and flipped a coin to decide, however he failed to mention which contestant was heads or tails?

It was only last week that Dominic was saved by the judges in the skate off, but his performance last night has ‘deteriorated’, said Jason, with the ‘end being the part of the routine he looked forward to the most’, seems his wish came true.

At the other end of the leader board last night was once again Sam Attwater with 25/30, who Jason called a ‘skating Viagra’, despite knowing his girlfriend, skating partner Brianne, was in the picture. Laura came in second with a respectable 20/30 points, and third Chloe Madeley with 19.5.

In the judges bottom two were Denise and Kerry, who was told off for being too dependent on her partner.

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After 12 weeks of practice, fake tan applications and teeth whitening, two celebs were voted off the ice during last night’s DOI qualifier.



Nadia, along with Angela, is voted off the competition.

Angela, Laura and Nadia received the least public votes and skated again for survival. While Laure impressed viewers with her speed and agility on the ice, 66-year-old Angela and TV presenter Nadia’s attempts led to them being voted off the show.

Next week two other couples will join them as the eight contestants who didn’t skate this week take to the ice on Sunday to compete for the four remaining places.

First to skate last night was Steven, aka ‘Ashley Peacock’, who did a comedy routine to Baggy Trousers. There were a few icy moments earning him a pitiful seven points.

Angela Rippon followed with a some-what safe performance in which she was awarded a score of 11. But children’s TV presenter Laura, blew them out of the water with a complicated routine that put her on top, earning a score of 16 out of 30, definitely one to watch!

Johnson Beharry VC had a tough act to follow, and despite his ability to support his partner, he was only given 11 points.

Next was tentative Nadia who was awarded a reasonable nine points, Kerry Katona a score of 14 and Jeff Brazier 11 points.

Rapper Ice, who went against tradition and wore an embellished vest and baseball cap, was awarded a score of 15, placing him in the judges top two.