Seconds out! Denise Welch's husband Tim Healy confronts Jason Gardiner onstage as his wife is latest voted off Dancing On Ice

By JODY THOMPSON


Face off: Acid-tongued Jason waved the Benidorm star away saying 'Oh my god, your breath!'


Second time judge has been confronted following row with Karen Barber


Jason Gardiner was left quaking in his cravat again tonight after he was confronted live on Dancing On Ice tonight - this time, by Denise Welch's husband Tim Healy.

The 59-year-old former Auf Wiedersehen Pet star, who now features in ITV1's Benidorm, rushed to his wife's defence after another lashing by the acid-tongued judge.

However, Tim's staunch defence wasn't enough to save her and after finding herself in the bottom two skate-off with Johnson Beharry after the public vote, Denise was voted off the show.

After the Loose Women star and partner Matt Evers, 34, finished their routine to Eighties softrockers Heart and their power ballad Alone, Jason exclaimed: 'It shows that you are better at the slower stuff - but I would like to say it was a little bit like watching two people play Twister.

'It was like Matt did a position then he assisted you into another position, there was no flow.'

However, Tim wasn't going to take the criticism of his partner lightly, and jumped from his seat in the audience to invade the stage and march right up to the judging table.

As Denise pleaded with him to 'sit down!' Tim put himself right in 39-year-old Jason's face and ranted: 'She’s 52 and she’s got four jobs! How many jobs have you got, eh?'


Cringemaking: Denise held her head in her hands as her husband took on Jason, but her partner Matt Evers seemed to find it hilarious


Not enough: Despite a good effort from Denise dancing to Heart's Alone - and Tim's rant - it wasn't enough to keep her on the show and she was voted off


As Denise looked on, clutching her head in her hands, Gardiner grimaced and waved away Tim with his hands, dismissing him with: 'Oh my God, your breath!'

Denise recovered herself somewhat however afterwards to joke with shocked show hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: 'It’s only the transvestite off of Benidorm!'

Tim said afterwards with a smile on his face: 'It just got me going a bit that was all, I'm her husband and I love her.'

Jason was previously incurred the wrath of Dancing On Ice head coach Karen Barber at the beginning of last month after he had slated her expertise.


Battling on: Johnson Beharry and partner Jodeyne Higgins beat Denise and Matt in the skate-off and live to skate another day


Karen, 49, was seen with tears streaming down her face after Johnson Beharry VC failed to get the points she felt he deserved during his routine on the Las Vegas themed show.

Karen said she felt the judges had marked him too low, to which Jason snapped back: 'If your opinion still mattered you'd be on the panel.'

However, weeks later, and Johnson still found himself on the bottom of the leader board tonight and then in the skate-off with Denise in the bottom two after the public vote.

Nevertheless, it was Johnson who all three judges chose to save in the skate-off, leaving him to battle on for another day.


Bottom two: Denise and Johnson found themselves at the bottom of the leader board before the scores of the winning team challenged were doubled - but the public vote restored the order


Show first: After the first ever team challenge, the skaters on the winning side had their points doubled


Denise said after being told the result: 'It was bound to happen at some point wasn't it? But I've had the most fantastic time, the experience of a lifetime.'

When Holly joked that she'd always had a lot of family support on the show, particularly from her husband, she exclaimed: 'Particularly tonight! I nearly died!
'But seriously, thanks for the best bunch of pals, and the public who voted for me.

I never in a million years thought I'd get to this stage. I'm knackered but I'm
going on the (Dancing On Ice) tour, so you haven't seen the last of me yet!'

Johnson, 31, had skated to Joe Cocker's You Are So Beautiful with partner Jodeyne Higgins and managed his first ever lift.


Flying high: Team Laura skated to Rockin' All Over The World by Status Quo and came out on top


On the ice: Team Sam did their routine to I Don't Feel Like Dancing by Scissor Sisters, which Jason said was 'like a step class at the gym'


He also revealed afterwards that the feeling had come back to his leg for the first time since he was injured in Iraq.

He said: 'For the first time, I can feel my left this this week for the first time in seven years. I feel really good.'

He landed his equal best mark yet of 17.5 - leaving Denise at the bottom of the leader board with 15.

But there was a twist for the first time in the contest, where the celebrities were split into two for a 'team challenge' and pitted against each other for the judges' votes.

Whichever team won had their scores after their initial dances doubled.

In the second half of the show, Team Sam danced a group routine to I Don't Feel Like Dancing by the Scissor Sisters whereas Team Laura skated to Status Quo's Rockin' All Over The World.

Jeff Brazier, 31 meanwhile, skated to Ray Charles's Hit The Road Jack watched by his friend Olly Murs in the audience - but only managed to equal his score of 22.5 from last week and was in fourth place.

Now in the final five, he said: 'I'm starting to believe that I can make the final. I'm the underdog - I'm the person who's come out of nowhere to potentially go for the title.'


Underdog: Jeff Brazier reckons he could still win the competition with his continued improvements on the ice with partner Isabelle Gauthier


Further up the leaderboard - and again Watched by her parents Judy Finnegan and Richard Madeley - Chloe Madeley made another fine fist of her routine to Alicia Key's Empire State Of Mind with partner Michael Zenezini, and landed her highest mark yet of 26.5.

She gushed afterwards: 'I'm speechless! That's unbelievable. I had a bit of a panic attack in the dressing room as the steps are so hard.'

Judge Robin Cousins said she shouldn't have been worried, saying: 'Every week you come out here and amaze me. That is one of the most difficult routines that any female celebrity has had in the last six years of the show. It was brilliant.

But finding herself on the top of the leaderboard this week was children's TV presenter Laura Hamilton - despite the fact she was in the skate-off last week.


Hot stuff: Laura Hamilton and Colin Ratushniak landed on top of the leader board after getting the judges excited by their routine to The Pointer Sisters' I'm So Excited



Dancing with partner Colin Ratushniak to The Pointer Sisters' I'm So Exicted wearing hot pink, she proved she was hot stuff when she landed 28.5 - the highest score of the series so far.

Jason said: 'You two are unbelievable to watch, the speed the attack...but you never compromise your performance or technique. You are absolutely brilliant.'

But it was a relatively bad week for Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt who had a disappointing routine dancing to Van Morrison's Crazy Love.


Not feeling it: Sam Attwater said he had trouble with his rotating lifts with partner Brianne Delcourt


Despite lots of lifts, he was down from 27 last week to 25.5 this week which Sam said he was actually quite pleased with.

He confessed: 'That was one of the worst ones we've done, so I was very pleased with that. I've really struggled on the rotating lifts.'

Judge Emma Bunton summed up the thoughts on the panel when she said: 'I didn't believe your performance tonight. That extra sparkle wasn't there for me.'

Nevertheless, Sam won through to skate on into next week's show - and battle it out with the rest of the last five as the final draws ever closer.


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Jason Gardiner slams Dancing on Ice viewers for sympathy votes after Vanilla Ice is booted off the show

By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN

Shock exit: Vanilla Ice and his skating partner Katie Stainsby were voted off Dancing On Ice this weekend which judge Jason Gardiner blamed the viewers for


Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has slammed viewers of the show for putting contestants through on sympathy votes.

The outspoken choreographer hit out at the voting public after Vanilla Ice was voted off ahead of fellow celebrity contestants Johnson Beharry and Denise Welch.

Gardiner said the rapper - real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle - was 'much better' than the other two and blamed the viewers for putting him and Laura Hamilton, who topped the leaderboard last week, in the skate-off.


And he said the viewers' voting was 'frustrating' for the judges who were left to make 'soul destroying' decisions about contestants they want to keep in.

Speaking to The Sun, he said: 'It does a real disservice to the competition.

'It really angers me that people like Denise and Johnson are getting through on sympathy votes or popularity when we're losing someone who really should not have left.



Gracious in defeat: Vanilla Ice was resigned to his fate after he was voted out unanimously by the judges


Seductive: Vanilla Ice and partner Katie Stainsby performed a sexy Flamenco to Justin Timberlake's Like I Love You


'It's a crying shame he did. he's so much better than those two.'

And he hit out at the viewers again for wanting a 'mediocre' outcome to the ice skating talent show.

The 38-year-old added: 'If viewers want a lacklustre, mediocre, less-than-average final, they should keep voting for Johnson and Denise.'

Denise, who scored just 14.5 and was told that her routine was as painful as 'an MRI scan' by Gardiner, and Johnson, who received the same score, are safe to skate again next week.

But the judges were left aghast when Vanilla Ice, who scored 21.5, and Laura, who got 24.5, were given the lowest votes.

Gardiner said: This is where it gets heartbreaking for us. It's frustrating when we don't want either of them to go.'



Soul-destroying: Gardiner blamed the public for leaving the judges to vote between two of the strongest performers


High score: But her mark of 24.5 wasn't enough for the public to put Laura Hamilton in the skate-off


And he said he thinks that TV presenter Laura was voted into the skate-off because she's not as well known as the other celebrities, despite her outstanding routines and high marks week in week out.

He added: 'If we lost her, we'd end up with a clear frontrunner, Sam Attwater.
'I don't want that - I want them neck-and neck all the way to the final. It will be thrilling.'


Safe: Johnson Beharry VC and partner Jodeyne Higgins were kept in by the public despite being told they had no chemistry


MRI scan: Denise Welch performed a Carnival-style Brazilian Samba with Matt Evers which kept her in despite being told the routine was 'painful'


DOI: Vanilla Ice out


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'You're on the endangered species list': Kerry Katona slammed for 'extinct' skating skills as she is voted off Dancing On Ice

By Georgina Littlejohn



Emotional: Kerry Katona choked back tears as she thanked everyone on the show after she partner Dan Whiston were voted off Dancing On Ice tonight


She had already resigned herself that she would be leaving the show tonight.

And it would appear the writing was already on the wall for Kerry Katona after she was voted off Dancing On Ice tonight.

But despite her insistence that it was 'only a TV show', the reality star choked back tears as she said her goodbyes.


Not enough: Kerry and Daniel were voted off after performing a routine to the Pussycat Dolls song Hush Hush


Wiping her eyes, she told host Phillip Schofield: 'It's been more than a skating competition. I want to thank the public for voting, my kids are proud, massive thank you for Daniel for his patience.'

Kerry's partner Dan Whiston then praised her and said: 'It's been a journey, Kerry's been a brilliant friend and to me, Kerry's my winner.'

Kerry and Dan faced Jeff Brazier and his partner Isabelle Gauthier, and re-performed their routine to the Pussycat Dolls song Hush Hush.


My winner: Kerry finished the routine with a kiss for Dan, who she later thanked for his patience


But it wasn't enough to keep them in, although the outcome to some seemed almost predictable after the scathing comments the pair received after their first time on the ice tonight.

After being given a score of just nine - their lowest on the show - Kerry tried to put on a brave face and joked about having already booked a holiday and said: 'It's only a TV show and I'm having a great time.'

But judge Emma Bunton told her: 'I was quite surprised that you were so relaxed. After being in the bottom, in your head you're already on that plane.'


Lowest score: The judges only gave Kerry and Dan nine points


Robin Cousins added: 'It's been a tough struggle for you which you you have admitted, but it feels like the past couple of weeks you've given in to that'

But the most scathing comments came courtesy of Kerry's biggest critic Jason Gardiner, who, true to form, didn't hold back.

He said: 'What tonight proves, Kerry, is that, unequivocally, your skating ability is on the endangered species list because it's virtually extinct.


In unison: Chloe Madeley and Michael Zenezini were awarded 18.5 by the judges, who said she needed to show more 'personality'


'You've given up on yourself and that's a shame. You've been skating for three months and I have to question what you've been doing all this time.'

This week not only proved to be a tough one for Kerry, but for all the contestant as they were underwent the ultimate skills test with performers having to include three skills - a step, a jump and a spin.

As usual, the skaters' mentors Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean opened the show, performing an elegant routine as Rumer sang Burt Bacharach's What The World Needs Now.


That's our girl! Judy Finnegan and Richard Madeley cheer on their daughter Chloe


The first celebrity up was Chloe Madeley and her partner Michael Zenezini, who both glittered in their black sparkly outfits.

Cheered by her famous parents Judy Finnegan and Richard Madeley, they performed to the Annie Lennox song Little Bird and received a score of 18.5.

Emma Bunton praised her for not shying away from 'difficulty in routines' and said she was pleased to see her push it every week.


Improvement: Johnson Beharry was told that he had 'upped his ante' this week


Jason Gardiner said their steps sequence was 'in unison' but added that he wanted Chloe to come back with 'personality'.

Johnson Beharry VC and his partner Jodeyne Higgins, who narrowly avoided being in the skate-off, were up next, skating to She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5.

But they only managed a score of 14.5, although the judges were in agreement that Johnson was improving each week.


Top of the table: Laura Hamilton and Colin Ratushniak impressed the judges yet again this week with their flawless performance


Impressed: All three judges gave Laura and Colin 8.5 which took them to the top of the leaderboard


Gardiner told him that he was 'upping your ante', while Cousins said: 'It's been a slow and methodical process and if that's how you work then it is paying off.'

The golden couple, who can do no wrong in everyone's eyes were up next and Laura Hamilton and Colin Ratusniak showed no signs of slipping as they topped the leaderboard once again with an impressive performance to Stop by Sam Brown, which earned them a score of 25.5.

Bunton told Laura: 'I wanted you to relax and could feel those nerves but you are an unbelievable performer', while Gardiner added: 'I'm a huge fan and tonight is no exception. You just seemed to flow through all of it.'


Messy: Jason Gardiner told Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier their routine was displaced


Jeff Brazier and his partner Isabelle Gauthier, who avoided being sent home this evening, scored 16 after a routine to Cee Lo Green's Forget You.

Bunton told them: 'If you keep working this hard you will make this competition very interesting.'

Gardiner added: 'There's no question you have improved, however, you were putting in a lot of effort but it was very messy, it was sort of displaced.'


Serene: All three judges told Denise Welch and Matt Evers that their routine had a 'natural calmness'


Actress Denise Welch - whose fans in the audience included her husband Tim Healy and her fellow Loose Woman Colleen Nolan - was up next with partner Matt Evers, as they performed a routine to Cyndi Lauper's True Colours.

Receiving 16.5, the couple's highest score, she said: 'I'm totally gobsmacked by that. Absolutely thrilled to get those scores.'

And Gardiner added: 'I am incredibly proud of you, tonight it is about what you can do and what you have proven and what you have done is quality over quantity, you did exactly what was required.'


Come on, Denise! Welch's fanbase - including (L-R) Keith Lemon, Colleen Nolan and Denise's husband Tim Healy, cheered her on from the audience


Then it was the moment that left the audience, judges and viewers with their hearts in their mouths as Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt came on to perform the Headbanger move as part of their routine.

The move, which requires the male partner to spin his female around and around just above the ice, had never been performed by a non-professional skater on the show.

But Sam held his nerve as the pair pulled it off flawlessly, earning them a 24.5 score, and Bunton telling him she couldn't' believe she was 'seeing somebody who is not a professional'.


Tense: The audience, judges and viewers all held their breath as Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt performed the Headbanger move


One wrong move: Sam concentrated hard as he spun Brianne fast in the air round the ice


After Kerry and Dan performed next, the show was warpped up by Vanilla Ice and his partner Katie Stainsby, who performed to his number one song, Ice Ice Baby.

They received 22.5, their highest score so far, which Cousins said was the 'best overall performance of the night and a great way to finish off the show'.


Graffiti artist: Katie Stainsby sprayed Ice on the rapper's jacket before they took to the rink


Ice ice baby, too cold: Despite his initial misgivings, Vanilla Ice looked as though he really enjoyed performing to his own song


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That's gotta hurt! Chloe Madeley ends up badly bruised after nasty fall on the ice

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Going... going: Chloe Madeley and Michael Zenezini trip as they rehearse their routine at the Dancing On Ice studios at Shepperton


Dancing On Ice contestant Chloe Madeley is badly bruised after a nasty fall during rehearsals yesterday.

The TV presenter, 23, tripped and crashed onto the ice, bringing her professional partner Michael Zenezini, 30, down with her as she practiced at Shepperton Studios in Surrey.

Despite being in constant pain, Madeley is determined not to let her injury after her performance on Sunday's live show.


Gone! Madeley lands on the hard ice with her partner Michael soon joining her


A Dancing On Ice spokesperson said: 'Chloe was doing her jeté and instead of landing on her foot flatly she caught her toe pick and crashed on the ice.

'Michael who was right behind her and fell on top of her but managed to avoid cutting her.

'Chloe was surprised as she had never messed this move up before.'

Writing on her Twitter page today: 'Arm still killing, plus I fell on it yesterday pretty badly, but I don't care, I just don't want it to affect routine.'


Ouch: Chloe has been nursing her bruised body with ice packs, but is determined it won't affect Sunday's performance


Chloe admitted she spent Thursday night resting and cheering herself up with chocolate, with her parents Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan looking after her.

Richard wrote on on his Twitter: 'Right, off for Arnica cream, tablets, witch hazel, and all the other stuff you've recommended for bruise-busting. Thanks, gang!'
Joking last night, Chloe said: 'It'll be fine it just hurts like a *#*@*+*@*?* right now! thanks though!.

'On my 6th Hob Nob, had a big fall and I'm comforting myself with choccie. Will be fine by tomorrow, just need to sleep on ice... eugh, ice!'


DOI: Chloe Madeley injured



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