ITV Dancing On Ice fans issue same complaint over 'unfair' exit
Dancing On Ice viewers were left complaining over an 'unfair' exit on Sunday night.
Earlier on Sunday, 26 January, it was revealed that contestant Josh Jones had to pull out from the ITV skating competition due to an injury he sustained during rehearsals.
In a statement, Dancing On Ice said: "Josh Jones sustained an injury during rehearsals and has had to withdraw from Dancing On Ice. Josh and Tippy's partnership will be greatly missed. We will be helping to support Josh and wish him well with his recovery."
Many fans had hoped that this would mean no celebrity would leave on Sunday night due to Josh's, 32, departure from the competition. One viewer commented: "They are now two celebrities down-I wonder if they will have a week without a skate-off?", another account posted: "Please don't send anyone home tonight give everyone a pass to next Sunday please" while another added: "I hope no one goes out tonight!"
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However, Dancing On Ice still proceeded with the elimination as they revealed the skate-off had been ditched. Host, Holly Willoughby, said: "Tonight, there are no second chances, the lowest placed couple will go straight out the competition with no skate-off to save them!"
Later in the show, following the vote, Ferne McCann was eliminated as the tearful TOWIE star admitted she was 'gutted'. Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers expressed their dissatisfaction over the 'unfair' exit. One person said: "It's a stupid and unfair idea not to have a skate off. I don't know who thought of it #DOI #DancingOnIce", a different account wrote: "Hate theres no skate off. Makes it just a popularity contest and not much about skill. Shame. #dancingonice" while another added: "Why is there no skate off ? #doi #dancingonice."
This comes after Josh found himself in the bottom two on last week's show with Chelsee Healey. The Hollyoaks actress, 36, and her professional skating partner Andy Buchanan ended up at the bottom of the leaderboard on week one with a score of 22 after the first batch of contestants had performed.
After last week's performances, Chelsee and Josh, who scored only 20.5 for his routine, ended up in the dreaded bottom two.
The judges' scores combined with viewer votes left Chelsee with the lowest overall score, making her the first competitor to be eliminated from the show.
Since then, calls have been made by viewers for Chelsee's return to the show following Josh's departure. On Twitter, now X, one user exclaimed: "Bring Chelsee back!", while another suggested: "Bring back Chelsea then." Elsewhere, a third questioned: "That mean Chelsea can come back?" and yet another fan urged: "@dancingonice should bring @chelseehealey back now then instead as it seems unfair #DancingOnIce #DOI."
Dancing On Ice continues on Sundays on ITV and ITV X.
