After twelve weeks of gripping competition, ITV’s skating hit show, Dancing on Ice came to an end on Sunday night, won deservedly by ex-soap actress Hayley Tamaddon. Tamaddon, partnered by UK gold medallist and professional Daniel Whiston, starred throughout the entire series, only being toppled off the leaderboard on one of the eleven weeks she skated on.
The final routines saw the three finalists, Tamaddon, Hollyoaks actor Kieran Richardson and The Bill’s Gary Lucy took to the skies, flying in the ice rink studio. This was followed by all three finalists performing their favourite routine of the series. Hayley repeated her ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ routine from Movie Week and once again, got perfect scores of 6.0 from the ice panel judges, Karen Barber, Nikki Slater, Jason Gardiner, Emma Bunton and Robin Cousins. Afterwards, the phone lines were frozen and host Phillip Schofield announced the two couples who would go on to skate their own version of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s famous dance, ‘Bolero.’ ‘Bolero’ won a gold medal for Torvill & Dean at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and has become an iconic moment in UK sporting history.
Richardson was knocked out of the competition, having received the fewest votes from the public, leaving Tamaddon and Lucy free to skate ‘Bolero.’ Hayley’s version was full of buzz, electrifying to watch, whereas Gary Lucy’s was more like the ‘giving up,’ bolero. Lucy has been labelled as ‘boring’ by Mr. Frosty himself, Jason Gardiner throughout the competition and to be honest; I felt the same way about the majority of his performances. For him to even get into the final two was a major surprise. Perhaps people felt sorry for him, as he won’t have an acting job anymore, following ITV’s decision to axe The Bill on Friday afternoon.
The final outcome was expected and relieving. As the competition progressed, Hayley Tamaddon turned this year’s show into a one-horse race. Her talents were amazing on the ice, her partnership and friendship with Whiston blossomed and there was little doubt that she was going to end up on top. ITV’s viewing figures for Series 5 dropped quite significantly and maybe it is time to review the celebrity selection process or make some gambles in the set-up of the show to keep it afloat and the public’s interest at heart. Series five had its moments throughout such as Sharron Davies’s controversy to change the music and choreography of one of her routines, Dr. Hillary Jones inability to skate and Heather Mills’s bravery which won her some new supporters and earned her a load creditability and respect back from a previously tarnished reputation. However, more competition is probably needed to make the long- term success of this show a sustainable one. There can be no doubt though that the right individual won the 2010 contest.
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