Dancing On Ice 2018: Couple take relationship to the next stage as pairs grow closer
DANCING ON ICE is well under way after last night saw the remaining six couples take to the rink for the first time, and one pair have already taken their relationship to the next level.
One Dancing On Ice couple has taken their relationship to the next level
Cheryl Baker, 63, finished bottom of the leaderboard after struggling to win over the Ice Panel with her debut performance on the rebooted ITV show.
Her bubbly routine, set to the soundtrack of her own huge hit with Bucks Fizz, Making Your Mind Up, clearly struck a chord with viewers, however, as she managed to scrape through thanks to the public vote.
Cheryl has since revealed the extent of her efforts to improve in training, confessing that she and her skating partner Dan Whiston, 41, have found a clever way to pack even more rehearsal hours into the day.
“Dan moved in last week,” she told this week’s OK! Magazine. “It gives us more time to practise off the ice."
Cheryl Baker and Dan Whiston failed to win over the Dancing On Ice judges
Cheryl and Dan moved in together last week to allow them to train more
Gushing about the British professional, who is a Dancing On Ice stalwart, the singer added: “I absolutely adore him.
“He is kind and understands about my fear.”
Dan, meanwhile, divulged more details about their at-home training sessions, admitting that their behaviour could appear slightly strange to onlookers.
“I moved in and there are times we’ll be dancing around the kitchen,” he said. “If anybody walked by and looked in they’d be thinking it’s a mad house.”
Cheryl's routine features the Bucks Fizz skirt-ripping move
Cheryl came bottom of the Dancing On Ice leaderboard
Cheryl and Dan’s cute routine recreated the iconic Bucks Fizz skirt-ripping Eurovision move from their 1981 performance.
Unfortunately, even the famous bit couldn’t sway the judges, who scored her a total of just 11.5 marks out a possible 40.
It was Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown, 33, and singer Lamar, 39, who landed in the bottom two and had to face the first skate off of the series.
The show sparked “fix” claims after a shock final moment saw Candice booted off and Lamar put through to next week.
Candice Brown was the first Dancing On Ice contestant to be sent home
Cheryl Baker and Dan Whiston perform on Dancing on Ice in 2018
Fans were gobsmacked by the decision, with many flocking to social media to complain after Jason Gardiner, 46, and Ashley Banjo, 29, both voted to keep Candice.
Jayne Torvill, 60, and head judge for the week Christopher Dean, 59 saved Lamar, meaning that he stayed in the competition while a shocked Candice was sent home.
“How did that just happen they got two votes each #fix,” one angry viewer tweeted, while another raged: “Fix! Even the skaters were confused!!”
Dancing On Ice continues Sunday at 6pm on ITV.
Read the full interview with Cheryl Baker and Dan Whiston in this week’s OK! Magazine, out now.