Dancing On Ice 2011

[Perdita]

'Comedy' Dave Vitty has become the eighth celebrity to leave Dancing On Ice.

The radio star did battle with Kerry Katona after they finished bottom of the leaderboard when judges' scores and viewer votes for their 'Night At The Theatre' performances were combined.

With the skate-off complete, hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby turned to the judges' panel to decide who would be eliminated.

First was a clearly torn Emma Bunton, who had championed Vitty's comedic routines all throughout the series.

"I found this very difficult and I still can't quite believe I'm doing this," she said, before saving Katona based on the strength of her skate-off performance.

Next up to vote was Robin Cousins, who declared: "Kerry, it was a much much stronger performance, Dave, some of it was messy, but the jumps were better." After describing the vote as a "toss up", Cousins eventually decided to save Vitty, who he saw as the more natural skater.

With the panel tied, the deciding vote fell to Jason Gardiner, who rated Katona's performance above Vitty's, thereby sending him home.

The result revealed, Vitty joked with Schofield and Willoughby that his professional partner Frankie Poultney had warned him to expect numerous skate-off showdowns.

"I'm gutted, obviously, but I know I'm not one of the best skaters in this competition," he conceded. "It's been a real privilege to have Frankie as a partner. I've had such a good time, thank you so much."

Dancing On Ice returns next Sunday with the 'Ultimate Skills Test" at 6.35pm on ITV1.


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[Ruffed_lemur]

Really surprised at Emma and Jason voting for Kerry!!!

Kerry did put a lot into her routine, but Dave did the jump far better.

[Siobhan]

Really surprised at Emma and Jason voting for Kerry!!!

Kerry did put a lot into her routine, but Dave did the jump far better.

Yeah.. I was shocked too... I really thought Jason would have gone for Dave.. he has complained about Kerry every week... Laura is coming up fast on Sam.. it was really exciting this week to watch them all

[Siobhan]

All these " romances " are confusing. I would say Sam and Alexandra were just messing about.

Yeah.. I heard a lot more than this.. I heard Kerry kissed Daniel (and not in "you're my friend way") and that Jen was with her partner...

[Perdita]

Vanilla Ice will reportedly skate to his hit 'Ice Ice Bay' on Dancing On Ice this week.

The rapper - whose real name is Robert Van Winkle - had hinted that the track would be used in recent messages on his Twitter account.

One of his tweets read: "Wait till you hear the song I am performing to this Sunday ! Lol! (sic)"

The Sun reports that show bosses approved the song's use on this weekend's show.

"We are very happy to confirm that Vanilla Ice will be skating to 'Ice Ice Baby' during Ultimate Skills Week," a spokesman told the paper. "All the celebrities will have to do a jump, step and spin in their routines and will be marked on them.

"Vanilla is very happy he has been given his classic track for such an important weekend on the show," they added.

The 43-year-old commented: "Everyone loves that track. I guarantee that when you're 80 years old and that song comes on you'll remember what you were doing when you first heard it."

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[Chloe O'brien]

I hope it's not a bad omen for Vanilla ice skating to his own song. Last year poor Mikey from Boyzone went out after skating to a Ronan Keating song.

[Perdita]

I thought Vanilla Ice was the best performer tonight, well done!!!!

[alan45]

Kerry Katona becomes the latest zzzzeleb to be booted off this show

[Perdita]

Kerry Katona has become the ninth celebrity to leave Dancing On Ice after failing to impress in the 'Ultimate Skills Test'.

The reality TV personality, who openly acknowledged the likelihood of elimination earlier tonight, landed in the bottom two alongside Jeff Brazier after the public vote and judges' scores were combined.

The I'm A Celebrity winner almost came crashing to the ice after slipping out of a lift during her skate-off routine, a final error which ultimately led judges Jason Gardiner, Emma Bunton and Robin Cousins to unanimously save Brazier.

While casting their votes, the judges variously described Brazier as "brilliant" and giving "one of the best performances of the night", but only urged Katona to enjoy a holiday she had booked in anticipation of her exit.

Stepping off the rink, Katona tearfully thanked everyone on the show - from hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby to the Dancing On Ice medics - for the opportunity to turn her troubled life around.

She said: "You know what, we all know I'm not the best, but it's been an absolute honour... it's been more than a skating competition.

"A big thank you for the public to give me that second chance. My kids are proud... I've enjoyed it."

Meanwhile, Katona's professional partner Daniel Whiston stated: "It's been a journey, I've learnt a lot about myself. Kerry's been a brilliant friend, and to me, Kerry's my winner."

Dancing On Ice returns next Sunday at 6.35pm on ITV1.


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[Siobhan]

I thought Vanilla Ice was the best performer tonight, well done!!!!

I thought the Laura was amazing!! so glad she topped the table.. Vanilla ice performance was great too. Kerry did deserve to go.. she was not great and did do half the required elements