Dancing On Ice 2023: Vivienne Makes HISTORY By Becoming The First Drag Queen To Perform
Dancing On Ice 2023: Vivienne makes HISTORY by becoming the first drag queen to perform on the show… as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu takes on the feared skate-off
Dancing On Ice returned on Sunday night with The Vivienne making history on the ITV show Tonight, becoming the first drag queen to perform.
Vivienne and fellow pro Colin Grafton were delighted as they scored a total of 28.5 out of 40, Ashley, Oti and Jayne giving it a 7 while Chris gave it a 7.5.
Oti praised The Vivienne’s first performance: ‘If you’re going to make history, this is how history is made, congratulations!’
Unbelievable: Dancing On Ice returned on Sunday night with The Vivienne making history on the ITV show Tonight, becoming the first drag queen to perform.
Chris seemed impressed and said: ‘A star was born in the ice tonight. Our own diva on the ice, but you’re our best skater by far.
He then quoted Cher and said, “We all invent ourselves, but some just have more imaginations.”
John Fashanu and fellow pro Alexandra Schauman were next, scoring 19 of 40 points.
Speaking about the former footballer’s routine, Chris said: ‘I think you’re the most improved skater since bootcamp. You were a drag in training camp, but you made it, you were stable there.’
Impressive – Vivienne and fellow pro Colin Grafton were delighted as they scored a total of 28.5 out of 40, Ashley, Oti and Jayne gave it a 7 while Chris gave it a 7.5.
Oti praised The Vivienne’s first performance: ‘If you’re going to make history, this is how history is made, congratulations!’
Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher took to the ice with Sylvain Longchambon and she looked confident as she took to the ice.
After their impressive first performance, Mollie and Sylvain were delighted and scored 26.5 out of 40 points.
Mollie explained that she was feeling nervous tonight, but Chris joked, “If you were nervous tonight, it didn’t show.”
Broke: John Fashanu and fellow pro Alexandra Schauman were next, scoring 19 of 40 points
Speaking about the former footballer’s routine, Chris said: ‘I think you’re the most improved skater since bootcamp. You were a drag in training camp, but you made it, you were stable there.’
Darren Harriot and Tippy Packard were on fire taking 26.5 of 40 points.
After the performance, Chris quipped, “I watched you all week, I think you were nervous, but your personality came through and it was fast track.”
Despite the glitz and glamour, it was a rocky start for Love Island fan favorite Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu series, who placed in the bottom two by receiving the fewest votes from the public.
The Love Island star recreated a memorable scene from the ITV2 reality show where he crawled across the floor, prompting more than 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers who thought the routine was too risqué for the family-friendly series.
Speaking before the skate-off, she said: “I’m not going to lie, I was really upset thinking what I did wrong, but I’m strong, I need to work hard and prove myself.” ‘
Looking good: Host Holly Willoughby looked amazing in a glamorous blue dress while presenting alongside Phillip Schofield
The show kicked off with a performance by the professionals and an introduction by the celebrities who performed during week 2.
Host Holly Willoughby looked amazing in a glamorous blue dress while presenting alongside Phillip Schofield.
Dancing On Ice returned for another year this past Sunday night with a star-studded launch show.
Dancing On Ice starts at 6:30pm every Sunday on ITV1 and ITVX.
DANCING ON ICE 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
PATSY PALMER
YEARS: fifty
PROFESSION: actress and dj
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve turned it down before because I was terrified, but when I turned 50 I made a pact to get out of my confrontation zone. ‘
EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU
YEARS: 28
PROFESSION: love island star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have incredible news to tell you. I’m so excited, I can’t wait to get on the ice and skate. Stay tuned and see you on the ice.
mollie gallagher
YEARS: 24
PROFESSION: Actress
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I don’t have the best coordination, so when people find out they’ll laugh, but I don’t want to spend my life saying ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that’.”
JOEY ESSEX
YEARS: 32
PROFESSION: Former TOWIE star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited. I wanted something in my life with structure and it’s more serious than I usually do.’
carley stenson
YEARS: 36
PROFESSION: Actress and West End star
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m so excited to be able to learn to dance…on ice! I’m terrified but I can’t wait, I just want to make the most of this whole experience.”
SIVA KANESWARAN
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Singer
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I want to learn to skate and make my family proud of me and put on a show for all to see.”
John Fashanu
YEARS: 60
PROFESSION: Former footballer and expert
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I’m definitely in it to win it. And this may be one of the scariest things I’ve ever signed up for, but I couldn’t be more up for the challenge!’
NILE WILSON
YEARS: 26
PROFESSION: olympic gymnast
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I haven’t ice skated a lot, but I’m very excited for the opportunity. I’m so excited to get into that routine and feel like an athlete again.’
JAMES LEE WILLIAM AKA LA VIVIENNE
YEARS: 29
PROFESSION: drag queen
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “To be the first drag performer to take part in one of the UK’s biggest reality competitions is an honor and a big step forward for queer representation on television.’
DARREN HARRIOT
PROFESSION: Funny
YEARS: 3. 4
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: ‘I have giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance. My family has already placed bets, they are betting that I will fall in the first episode!
MICHELLE HEATON
AGE: 43
PROFESSION: Singer
WHAT DID THEY SAY?: “I’ve always wanted to do it, but I know I never would have been able to complete anything because of the shape I was in 18 months ago, so I’m really thankful that I got it done this year when I’m here.” much stronger.