By Jason Wright (Entertainment Expert)
DANCING on Ice covered the globe this week as the seven remaining couples all had routines inspired by a certain nation. There was drama though before the show got underway as regular host Holly Willoughby was struck down with a migraine and was forced to miss the show. So at the eleventh hour, former contestant and fellow This Morning regular Coleen Nolan stood in alongside Phillip Schofield.
Laura Hamilton & Colin Ratushniak
Skated to: Upside Down
Country Inspired By: USA
Flying high from going to top of the leaderboard last week, all eyes were on Laura to continue on the top form. Though this performance seemed weaker than the last few weeks, it was still very impressive and strong enough to earn strong scores and comments from the judges.
SCORES: Jason 8.0 Robin 8.0 Emma 8.5 TOTAL: 24.5 (2nd)
Jeff Brazier & Isabelle Gauthier
Skated to: When I Need You
Country Inspired By: Austria
After a disappointment of the skate-off outing last week, Jeff had to bounce back to the recent form he had shown. He did just that, combining the quality and quantity of the performance together to earn his best score. He could still be in it for a few weeks yet.
SCORES: Jason 7.0 Robin 7.5 Emma 8.0 TOTAL: 22.5 (4th)
Denise Welch & Matt Evers
Skated to: Let’s Get Loud
Country Inspired By: Brazil
The question was for Denise, could she keep up the form she discovered last week? Sadly, the answer was no. Although it seemed passionate and well laid out, the overall presentation just lacked in all directions.
SCORES: Jason 4.5, Robin 5.0, Emma 5.0 TOTAL: 14.5 (Joint 6th)
Vanilla Ice & Katie Stainsby
Skated to: Like I Love You
Country Inspired By: Spain
This was perhaps the best chance yet for Vanilla to show true passion and determination together into his performance. When it mattered the most, he did just that and although there was the odd error or two, it was still relatively clean throughout.
SCORES: Jason 7.0, Robin 7.0, Emma 7.5 TOTAL: 21.5 (5th)
Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
Skated to: Riverdance
Country Inspired By: Ireland
This was the week that Sam well and truly had to return to form if he wanted to stay as the strong favourite in the competition. A Riverdance-themed routine did just the trick and rightfully earned the highest marks of the series to date. It looks like he is back on track.
SCORES: Jason 9.0, Robin 9.0, Emma 9.0 TOTAL: 27.0 (1st)
Chloe Madeley & Michael Zenezini
Skated to: Kiss Kiss
Country Inspired By: India
Something that has been lacking in Chloe’s performances of recent was both pace and not being able to show a sexier side but in this Bollywood-style dance; both were easily be able to be incorporated. With the likes of Denise and Johnson getting through on high votes however, it certainly isn’t right to say that she is safe at this stage.
SCORES: Jason 7.5, Robin 7.5, Emma 8.5 TOTAL: 23.5 (3rd)
Johnson Beharry & Jodeyne Higgins
Skated to: She Drives Me Crazy
Country Inspired By: Argentina
No matter how much stick he can get, Johnson does at least try to make a decent effort at the task in hand. On this occasion though, it was a total letdown as he didn’t warm to the style of routine at all and hardly looked like he was enjoying it. A testing experience, just how much longer can he cope?
SCORES: Jason 4.5, Robin 5.0, Emma 5.0 TOTAL: 14.5 (Joint 6th)
The Result
As always, one thing is certain on Dancing on Ice, never underestimate the power of the public. It was shown tonight as strugglers Denise and Johnson once again were saved by the voters and consigned Vanilla Ice and Laura into the bottom two.
Both easily improved on their first attempts but considering that Laura was a strong contender, this decision was a no-brainer for the judges, Laura had to be saved and Vanilla Ice was frozen out. Shame, but as mentioned these things can well and truly happen on this show.
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