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Dancing On Ice judges Jayne Torvill\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Dean have addressed the \u201cfix\u201d claims surrounding this series of the ITV ice skating show.<\/p>\n
Speculation arose among viewers of the 2022 season<\/a>\u00a0after fan favourites Coronation Street\u2019s Sally Dynevor and Happy Monday\u2019s Bez survived the competition for weeks while \u201cbetter\u201d competitors were sent home.<\/p>\n However, the Olympic skating duo were quick to deny the claims in a recent interview, with Jayne announcing they are \u201cused to\u201d the accusations and are both \u201cbored\u201d of hearing them.<\/p>\n Christopher told\u00a0The Sun<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s a sort of fascination for entertainment factor characters like Bez, who every show has, and it\u2019s just about how long they sustain. Eventually the audience decides how long it\u2019s going to last.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cBez did really well, he wanted to do his best and there was a lot of production and a lot of entertainment value.\u201d<\/p>\n Viewers\u2019 votes contribute to half of the skating pair\u2019s overall scores, while the verdict from the\u00a0Dancing on Ice panel<\/a> \u2014 which this year includes Oti Mabuse, who takes over from John Barrowman<\/a> \u2014 makes up the other half of the score.<\/p>\n Reminding fans that it\u2019s largely their decision who is voted through each week, Christopher added: \u201cWe\u2019re just judging what we see, but the majority of the time, it\u2019s the viewers at home that are voting to keep people in.\u201d<\/p>\n Torvill and Dean went on to discuss another reason the 2022 season has been met with controversy, addressing\u00a0claims that contestants with dance experience have an unfair advantage over their fellow competitors.<\/p>\n This year, the contestants that have come under fire include former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt and professional dancer Brendan Cole, who is a former Strictly Come Dancing star and ballroom professional and has remained at the top of the leaderboard this series.<\/p>\n Torvill and Dean offered up 2019\u2019s winner James Jordan in response to this, noting that \u201chis actual skating skills at the beginning were really very weak, very poor\u201d and that it was only thanks to his \u201creally hard work\u201d that he made it into the final.<\/p>\n Last weekend saw Sally Dynevor exit, with Bez bowing out the week before.<\/p>\n The remaining seven\u00a0<\/span>Dancing on Ice 2022 contestants\u00a0<\/span>will be taking to the ice for Torvill and Dean on Sunday 6th March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Wyatt and Cole appear to be the two favourites to win so far, but anybody could still skate away the champion by the time the final arrives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dancing on Ice is on ITV on Sundays. To find out what\u2019s on telly tonight, check out our<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>TV Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>or visit our dedicated<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Entertainment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Molly Moss Published: Sunday, 06 March 2022 at 12:00 am Dancing On Ice judges Jayne Torvill\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Dean have addressed the \u201cfix\u201d claims surrounding this series of the ITV ice skating show. Speculation arose among viewers of the 2022 season\u00a0after fan favourites Coronation Street\u2019s Sally Dynevor and Happy Monday\u2019s Bez survived the competition for weeks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11788,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/dancing-on-ice-judges-bored-of-fix-claims-call-previous-winner-weak.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Molly Moss Published: Sunday, 06 March 2022 at 12:00 am Dancing On Ice judges Jayne Torvill\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Dean have addressed the \u201cfix\u201d claims surrounding this series of the ITV ice skating show. 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