Dancing On Ice returned on Sunday night with The Vivienne making history on the ITV show, becoming the first drag queen to perform and being hailed as a ‘superstar’ by viewers.
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.”
The drag queen looked sensational in a black mesh catsuit with glitter detailing at the front, with Colin donning a matching top and leather pants.
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!’
Taking to Twitter, one viewer wrote: “What an absolute superstar,” while another added: “Well I think The Vivienne is just fabulous!”
With a third writing: ‘La Vivienne absolutely killed it!’.
And a fourth said, “OMG The Vivienne, that was fantastic, and may I add how beautiful The Vivienne looks in and out of drag.”
Love it: On Twitter, one viewer wrote: “What an absolute superstar” while another added: “Well I think The Vivienne is just fabulous.”
Later in the show, John Fashanu became the first lineup star to be dropped from the ITV series.
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, it was revealed that John would face off against Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu in the skate off, with both pairs performing new routines.
Judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean agreed and voted for Ekin-Su to stay in the competition as she included “more technical skating in the routine”.
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.’
gut! John Fashanu from Dancing On Ice 2023 became the first star in the lineup to be dropped from the ITV series on Sunday night.
Skate off – After all five celebrities performed during week two, it was revealed that John would face Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu in the skate off, with both pairs performing new routines.
Awful: It was a rocky start for Love Island fan favorite Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu series, who placed in the bottom two by receiving the fewest public votes.
John and fellow pro Alexandra Schauman earned 19 out of 40 points for their sporting performance.
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.’
Many viewers at home complained that John’s skating routine was almost identical to his main skate.
They took to Twitter to express their frustration to ITV over the amount of voting time that was allocated in the second week, noting that they didn’t even get a chance to access the page before voting closed.
Tough Call: Judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean agreed, voting for Ekin-Su to stay in the competition as it included “more technical skating in the routine.”
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.
Wow! John, 60, who previously hosted Gladiators, showed off his strength as he lifted Alex up during the routine.