As the battle heated up on Dancing on Ice, all of the contenders had excellent performances, but one pair had to face the music.
Personal week on ITV’s renowned competition show resulted in several heartfelt anecdotes about the celebs’ favourite tunes.
Miles Nazaire’s father played guitar during his performance, while Ryan Thomas skated to his late father’s rendition of Easy, making for an emotional week.
The judging panel of Johnny Weir, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill, and Christopher Dean ensured that no one dipped below 30 on the scoreboard, resulting in a successful yet emotional event.
However, one pair had to say goodbye, as hosts Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern revealed Amber Davies and Simon Proulx-Sénécal will face Ricky Norwood and Annette Dytrt.
They had competed in one last skate, but Ricky and Annette’s adventure had come to an end due to audience voting and the judges’ decision.
Amber and Simon had danced to Little Mix’s Power, with viewers criticising Amber’s lack of solo skating but applauding her lifts.
Second on was Ricky and Annette to There’s Nothing Holding Me Back by Shawn Mendes, and he told Holly he felt great and wanted to ‘just do it and have fun with it.’
‘I never thought I’d make it this far and I’m just so pleased,’ said the EastEnders star before heaping praise on his pro counterpart.
He added: ‘She pushed me and believed in me every single day, I don’t know where I would have been without you sweetheart.’
Ricky finished with his highest score of the competition, 30, for his rendition of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds.
The news did not come as a surprise, considering they had also been near the bottom last week but managed to avoid double elimination.
However, some fans were disappointed as Mandi tweeted: ‘I think the judges made a mistake there #DancingOnIce Ricky actually skated on his own and spent more time on the ice. Amber let go for a millisecond and spent most of her time being lifted. When will the judges notice?’
‘When they say it’s down to skating ability but the person they put through didn’t skate on there own once in the skate off ,’ slammed Chloe Hargreaves.
Larah Yearwood added: ‘HOW was Amber saved when she was just lifted about the entire routine??? Ricky actually skated on his own and it still wasn’t enough????’
Emmerdale’s Roxy Shahidi and comedian Lou Sanders were both eliminated from Musicals Week.
The concert commemorated the 40th anniversary of Torvill and Dean’s Sarajevo Winter Olympics victory for their Bolero on February 14, 1984.
The couple returned to the venue for an anniversary celebration and performed on ice one again, ahead of their last tour next year.
Friends and other sports legends congratulated the duo on their accomplishments before returning to the studio with further praise from Holly.
Chris, choked up, gave the microphone to Jayne, who added that whatever of their career choices on the ice, they would always return to the show.
‘You’re not going anywhere’ joked Holly in response before revealing a special surprise for the Olympic pairing.
They brought out Courtney Jones who designed their original costumes in an emotional reunion as he said: ‘Congratulations on everything you’ve done for our sport you have really been marvellous.’
Source My Celebrity Life.