Dancing On Ice ‘SCRAPS skate-off for the first time in show history’

Dancing On Ice will reportedly scrap the skate-off for the first time in the show’s history on Sunday night’s episode.

ITV dance competition bosses are reportedly hoping the big format shake-up will increase the pressure on celebrities.

It will mean the stars won’t have one last chance to be saved by judges Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Ashley Banjo, according to Sun.

Format change: Dancing On Ice will reportedly scrap the skate-off for the first time in the show’s history on Sunday night’s episode.

It has been claimed that the judges’ scores and the public’s votes will be combined, with the lowest ranking couple overall being eliminated from the show.

A source told the publication: “You might think it wouldn’t be a good thing if there wasn’t a dreaded skate off, but it actually means celebrities don’t have a safety net: favorites won’t be saved or a misstep forgiven. “.

On last week’s episode, John Fashanu became the first star to be eliminated after taking on Ekin-Su Culculoglu in the dreaded skate-off.

No skate-off: ITV dance competition bosses are reportedly hoping the big shake-up to the format will increase the pressure on celebrities.

Meanwhile, Carley Stenson and her professional partner Mark Hanretty topped the standings with the highest score of the series thus far.

After all five celebrities performed during week two, John and Ekin-Su performed all-new routines on the skate-off.

But all the judges unanimously voted for Ekin-Su to stay in the competition, as he included “more technical skating in his routine”, meaning John was eliminated.

Exit: In last week’s episode, John Fashanu became the first star to be dropped from the ITV series after facing off against Ekin-Su Culculoglu in the dreaded skate-off.

Asked by presenter Holly Willoughby whether or not he enjoyed the experience, John replied, “Oh, it’s been great”, before saying it was like the FA Cup final all over again.

Co-host Phillip Schofield then asked the former footballer if he would ‘keep skating’, to which he replied: ‘Oh yeah! I’ll keep skating and, who knows, I might even start teaching people.’

John and fellow pro Alexandra Schauman earned 19 out of 40 points for their sporting performance.

It was a rocky start for the Love Island fan-favorite series Ekin-Su, 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.”

Votes: It was also a rocky start for the fan-favorite Love Island series Ekin-Su, who placed in the bottom two by receiving the fewest public votes.