BY Jason Wright (Entertainment Expert)
WITH six weeks of the competition now gone, this week’s report is going to be slightly different as I will assess how each of the final eight skaters in the competition have progressed so far and at the close of this blog is a brief summary of Sunday’s ‘Night At The Theatre’ show.
Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
He was little known at the start of the contest but Sam is now widely regarded by everyone with his near-perfect ability. Few stars that compete in this show have the whole package, but Sam well and truly does. The moves, the stunts, the chemistry with his pro partner Brianne; it’s going to be difficult to say he won’t win the competition.
GRADE: A+ Sam was simply born to skate; maybe he should do this instead of acting.
Laura Hamilton & Colin Ratushniak
Laura is also another celebrity who is regarded to not being well recognised and now has caught everyone’s attention. The one thing that puts Laura in a different perspective than anyone else is that she is not terrified to try new and risky things and if anything goes wrong, she will work even harder to overcome it. She is surely another star who should go all the way.
GRADE: A- Never scared to take on something new and that’s what counts for her.
Chloe Madeley & Michael Zenzini
To be honest, I had my sincere doubts over Chloe as to whether she could cope with the ability of the competition but she has totally sprung everyone by surprise. Like Laura, she is not afraid to tackle anything and will rarely buckle under the pressure. She will need to perhaps put in more risky moves to really challenge Laura in the leaderboard battle, but is a joy to watch on the ice.
GRADE: A- A thrill to watch, can cope easily with any troubles.
Vanilla Ice & Katie Stainsby
Vanilla Ice is also somebody who has stood up to lot of critics and proven to people that he is worth a shot on a show like this. Something that does frustrate me is that he is so far too inconsistent. One week, he is good and the next, he doesn’t deliver. Regardless, he has certainly cemented his place at the front of the field.
GRADE: C+ If he can get rid of his indifferent form, the marks will shoot up.
Jeff Brazier & Isabelle Gauthier
Jeff has so far underachieved by many people’s expectations. He started off struggling with the pressures of the competition and a save through the ‘Ice Pick’ has seen him take notice and improve well. The only question now is can he keep up with recent revival of form?
GRADE: C+ Poor start but has certainly picked it up in recent weeks.
Johnson Beharry & Jodeyne Higgins
Nobody knew who Johnson was before he began as he hadn’t been in any form of celebrity work. So, considering that he couldn’t skate at all when training began, he has put in the effort and to be fair, he deserves to still be around.
GRADE: B+ He is the surprise package so far and he is still capable of more.
Kerry Katona & Dan Whiston
Kerry knew from the start that it wasn’t going to be easy, having just come from the brink of a shattered reputation. However, she must have never thought it would be this hard. Most skaters by now should have faith to try and skate on their own but this is week six now and she still can’t do such a thing. This proves how pathetic, lucky and lame she has gotten.
GRADE: F Kerry must try harder . . . really harder!
Denise Welch & Matt Evers
Denise also doesn’t care about winning; she is just out there to enjoy the experience. Giving credit, although her skating abilities are certainly not on par with others, she never complains, she just does the best she can.
GRADE: D- Determination means she deserves to be here but for how much longer?
Night at the Theatre
The sixth week was another of DOI’s theme nights, with a showcase of popular songs from popular West End musicals.
For once, front runner Sam struggled with the ability and choreography in his routine but of course his natural talent meant he would finish top again. However, this time it was a shared lead with Laura who finally pulled out a performance worthy of a challenge. It may still be a long shot, but is Laura keeps improving, who’s to say she can displace Sam at the top of the leaderboard?
Chloe and Vanilla Ice once again provided solid performances for strong scores whilst Jeff continued his improving form by matching Chloe’s score to finish joint 3rd. Johnson and Denise also registered their highest scores so far as they continued to search for better quality in their routines.
Comedy Dave and Kerry were the two celebrities who less than impressed both the judges and the public and both had to skate again in the skate-off. However, the judges committed suicide once again as Jason Gardiner and Emma Bunton stupidly decided to give useless Kerry another chance, overruling Robin Cousins’ decision to save Dave and professional partner, Frankie Poultney.
It’s another measure to show that some people believe that DOI is losing its magic it had before.
Regardless, the competition steps up another gear next Sunday with the ‘Ultimate Skills Test’ awaiting each of the eight remaining couples.
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