"Dancing On Ice" saw six more Celebrities compete last night as Brian McFadden, Melody Thornton, Saira Khan, and Wes Nelson took to the ice. Last week saw the first six Celebrities compete including James Jordon who scored an impressive 30.5/40, the highest score of the night.
Jason Gardiner once again proved to be a "Harsh" critic, as Dancer and Choreographer; Ashley Banjo called him. However, some viewers felt as though he crossed the line in last night's live show with the highest score he only being a "4.5" while his fellow Judges on the Ice Panel were awarding sixes and sevens.
Six more compete
First up to skate last night was Westlife's Brian McFadden who has struck up a friendly rivalry with last week's high scorer James Jordan. Dancing to Westlife's rendition of "Mandy" the Singer earnt a respectable 20/40 with the help of his partner Alex. Chris Dean telling him "You look good at certain parts, but the transitions look wobbly."
Brian also sustained an injury to his shoulder during rehearsals, but when asked by Holly how his shoulder was doing he told her "It's still there."
Second to take to the ice was 6ft4 former cricketer Ryan Sidebottom, who after failing the most times of all the Celebrities earnt the name "Slidebottom." Dancing to "Crazy Crazy Nights" by Kiss, along with his partner Brandee, earning themselves a 15/40 despite Ryan's impressive outfit chance.
Being told by Ashley "There was an element of forced fun about it."
Next up as Pussycat Doll; Melody Thornton and her partner Alexander who is a first time professional for 'Dancing On Ice.' There dance to Andra Day's "Rise Up" gave them an impressive 24/40 and Jason's highest score of the night despite sixes from Ashley and Jayne Torvill while Chris Dean gave the performance a "7."
Fourth to hit the ice was Actor, Comedian, and Presenter Richard Blackwood and his partner Carlotta, who is also a first time professional for the show.
The "Smooth mover" as he called himself danced to "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder and having to practice his dance between panto performances, but still managed to earn 17.5/40.
Chris Dean told Richard "I enjoyed it, but I have to say there were moments there where I feel that you weren't fully in control." While Jason who commended Richard on his work ethic called the dance "Safe and forgettable."
Loose Women's Saira Khan was fifth to dance along with her partner Mark, as they performed to Madonna's "Express Yourself." The performance even included a brief cameo from her fellow Loose Women at the start of the dance.
Although their dance earnt them a 19.5/40, Chris Dean compared the performance to "Smoke and mirrors," while Ashley told Saira "The nerves got the better of you a little bit."
Last to perform was "Love Island Lothario" Wes Nelson who danced to "Gravity Can't Hold Us Down." sung by Ella Eyre along with his partner Vanessa who won the competition last year with Jake Quickenden. The couple earnt the highest score of the night with 25/40 and the second highest of the entire competition. Ashley called Wes the "Most natural person in the competition."
Too tall to skate
Last night also saw the first "Skate Off" of this year's 'Dancing On Ice," as last week's Mark Little and this week's Ryan Sidebottom went head to head to keep their place in the competition.
They are also the two tallest Celebrity competitors and have both struggled to keep their balance and to dance with their much shorter partners easily.
After their "Skate Off" off performances, it was left to the "Ice Panel" to decided who they wanted to save and with a clean sweep from all the Judges it was former Cricketer Ryan Sidebottom who kept his place in the competition while Aussie Mark Little was sadly sent home.
Next week the remaining eleven Celebrities will compete in the same show. The theme is "Musical Theatre," which harsh Judge and Choreographer Jason expressed excitement about.
