I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here-Willie says farewell

Willie Carson failed to make the semi-final of I’m a Celeb as he was voted out of the jungle last night, leaving Anthony Cotton, Mark Wright, Dougie Poynter and Fatima Whitbread in the final four to battle it out tonight as two celebs will leave.

Willie said his goodbyes to the camp before being interviewed by Ant and Dec who told him the Willie Wiggle has become infamous.

Also on last night’s show

• Anthony and Fatima did a trial together. Fatima was blindfolded and sat in a booth where there were controls to enable Anthony to collect stars from a swing metres above the ground. Fatima also had to contend with creepy crawlies in the booth with her.The pair came back with just three stars after Anthony failed on several times to pick up the stars after being dropped onto them.
• The camp mates competed in an estimation quiz to win the chance to speak to loved ones via video phone. All was going swimmingly until Mark realised he could see the answers on the question sheet and asked I’m a Celeb producers to re-start the game after worrying Anthony, who was reading out the questions, was cheating. However, after re-starting the game with new questions, Anthony still won.
• The celebs were tasked with filming a jungle soap opera. Mark played the innocent husband whose wife (Fatima) cheats on him with his best mate (Dougie). Willie played the Fatima’s father. Anthony produced, directed and filmed the scenes, ordering his team mates around.

Piers meets Andrew Lloyd Webber

Next Saturday (9 April 9.10pm) sees the return of the Piers meets... programmes on ITV, where the former newspaper editor grills celebs and well known figures in an hour long interview.

Piers talks to the famous composer about his love life, including his affair with Sarah Brightman, living with cancer, why he quit Uni for musicals, his childhood and young adult life, with appearances from his wife, daughter, brother and friends.Lloyd Webber then welcomes Piers to his villa in Majorca where they visit the grocery store to buy dinner, before flying back to the UK where they visit a church and take a trip to the West End.

Vernon Kay and Stacey Solomon host new show

A new entertainment series that sees celebrities sing modern hits and endure extraordinary challenges is to air on ITV.

Sing If You Can will be hosted by Vernon Kay and Queen of the jungle- Stacey Solomon, who will put stars to the test while they attempt to please the audience with renditions of classic songs and try not to get distracted by the extreme and hilarious circumstances that await them.

Can the celebrities hold their nerves whilst delivering a song from a specially designed erupting volcano, or singing a solo on a wire above the stage that randomly drops throughout the performance? Or even whilst having their chest waxed?

Each episode will feature a celebrity judging panel, but it will be the studio audience's decision as to what team goes through to the end game, with one celeb from the losing team plunged into a giant water tank.

In the end game, the winning team can earn money for the show's nominated charity- Teenage Cancer Trust. But what with the final song having to be performed on a giant turntable that spins and the longer the time they spend on it the more money, it's not going to be easy.

Stars that will appear on the show include Brigitte Nielsen, Jedward, Gemma Merna from Hollyoaks, Brendan Cole, Jodie Prenger, Tricia Penrose, Craig Doyle and Darren Gough.

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- team challenge

On Sunday the celeb skater will not only perform a routine with their partner but take part in a team challenge.

The skaters have been split into two groups picked by team captains Sam and Laura consisting of three celeb/pro pairs each.

Both teams are to be given an epic track, around which Torvill and Dean will choreograph a routine that demonstrates team work, with the celebs taking the lead and their partners in more of a background role.

The challenge will take place after all six pairs have skated their routine. Teams will then face the judges who will vote for the winning team.The individuals in the winning team will have their points doubled on the leaderboard before the lines open for the public vote.

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.