Dancing On Ice in fix row as Coronation Street actress is ‘overscored’ while boxing legend Ricky Hatton is sent home
DANCING On Ice has been plunged into a new fix row, with some fans claiming Claire Sweeney was ‘overscored’.
Boxing legend Ricky Hatton was sent home last night, but Corrie star Claire, 52, made it through to the next week – which didn’t go down well with some fans.
While many viewers backed the actress, others blasted the judges for each awarding her a score of 5.5 out of 10.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “High scores for Claire..,” alongside a shocked emoji while a second said: “Claire was a bit over marked there.”
Someone else added: “It was alright I wouldn’t give it 5.5 though,” as another agreed: “I don’t think Claire deserved 5.5s. 4s only imo.”
The former Brookside star performed to Bonnie Tyler’s I Need A Hero with her skating partner, Colin Grafton.
Oti Mabuse said the routine was “empowering” but Christopher Dean warned that she needed to give more “umph”.
Dancing on Ice made its return last week with half of the class of 2024 taking to the rink, showcasing their skating skills for judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher, Oti and Ashley Banjo.
Despite his efforts, Ricky landed at the bottom of the leader board, setting the stage for this week’s skate-off.
This Sunday, radio DJ Adele Roberts, ski jumper Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards, comedian Lou Sanders, Made in Chelsea’s Miles Nazaire, and EastEnders star Ricky Norwood took the spotlight to impress the judges.
When they were finished, comedian Lou found herself in the skate off against boxer Ricky.
The two celebrities took to the ice one more time with their pro partners before the judges made their decision.
Ricky skated to If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley while Lou performed again to Try by Pink.
In the end, the panel decided to save Lou and send Ricky and his pro partner Robin Johnstone home.
Dancing On Ice airs Sundays on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.
