Ice Dancing - Steve’s luck runs out
The skate-off king's reign finally came to an end tonight as ex-athlete Steve Backley lost out on the ice to Corrie actress Zaraah Abrahams. Sportsman Steve put in another good performance under pressure, but it wasn’t quite enough to steal the show. And with five out of five saves from the judges in Zaraah’s favour following her lovely Loco-motion, Steve’s lucky streak ran out. Yes, it was time for the javelin thrower to hang up his blades after his fourth and final skate off.
Amid thunderous applause from his fans and family, and the now familiar chants of ‘Steve-o’, the gentle giant received his goodbye bouquet with heaps of grace, telling Phil and Holly: "I am gutted to go. But I’m delighted to have got this far, to have met these wonderful people and to have worked with Chris and Jane. Even the judges haven’t been too bad.”
Steve and his twinkly eyes will be sadly missed.
It was a 60s themed show this week and all about love and peace. Err, will somone tell the squabbling jugdes that? Here's how your fave celeb skater fared...
Gareth Gates and Maria Filippov skated to I Get Around (The Beach Boys) scoring 23 points. Nicky said “Your footwork is fantastic. This week you really are dancing on ice.”
Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palascak skated to The Loco-motion (Little Eva) scoring 22 points. Karen said “Amazing. You’re no longer the new girl. You’re up there with the best of them. Just keep it and keep going.”
Chris Fountain & Frankie Poulteney skated to My Generation (The Who) scoring 24.5 points. Robin said “He does it every week, he comes out and he gives it his all. The only thing was the hockey player in you was allowed to come out again this week. It was fun, but you need to keep it under control.”
Steve Backley & Susie Lipanova skated to My Girl (The Temptations) scoring 18 points. Ruthie said “You showed a real confidence that I haven’t seen before. When you are on top of your game you are graceful and very attractive to look at on the ice. And very attractive…”
Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers skated to Walk On By (Dionne Warwick) scoring 23.5 points. Karen said “She pushes herself every week. That was the best performance of the evening. I can’t understand why the others can’t see that.”
Greg Rusedski & Kristina Lenko skated to Hey Jude (The Beatles) scoring 16 points. Jason said “Greg, you have the charisma of cardboard. It has no oomph, You are as dull as ditchwater. It’s week six and you are not anywhere near where you need to be.”
Linda Lusardi & Dan Whiston skated to Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield) scoring 19 points. Ruthie said “I loved it. I love you Linda. You take criticism on board, you take it on the chin and you come back fighting.”
It was a 60s themed show this week and all about love and peace. Err, will somone tell the squabbling jugdes that? Here's how your fave celeb skater fared...
Gareth Gates and Maria Filippov skated to I Get Around (The Beach Boys) scoring 23 points. Nicky said “Your footwork is fantastic. This week you really are dancing on ice.”
Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palascak skated to The Loco-motion (Little Eva) scoring 22 points. Karen said “Amazing. You’re no longer the new girl. You’re up there with the best of them. Just keep it and keep going.”
Chris Fountain & Frankie Poulteney skated to My Generation (The Who) scoring 24.5 points. Robin said “He does it every week, he comes out and he gives it his all. The only thing was the hockey player in you was allowed to come out again this week. It was fun, but you need to keep it under control.”
Steve Backley & Susie Lipanova skated to My Girl (The Temptations) scoring 18 points. Ruthie said “You showed a real confidence that I haven’t seen before. When you are on top of your game you are graceful and very attractive to look at on the ice. And very attractive…”
Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers skated to Walk On By (Dionne Warwick) scoring 23.5 points. Karen said “She pushes herself every week. That was the best performance of the evening. I can’t understand why the others can’t see that.”
Greg Rusedski & Kristina Lenko skated to Hey Jude (The Beatles) scoring 16 points. Jason said “Greg, you have the charisma of cardboard. It has no oomph, You are as dull as ditchwater. It’s week six and you are not anywhere near where you need to be.”
Linda Lusardi & Dan Whiston skated to Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield) scoring 19 points. Ruthie said “I loved it. I love you Linda. You take criticism on board, you take it on the chin and you come back fighting.”
Ice skates at dawn?
Oooohhh. Things got decidedly frosty between the ice judges on the sixth live show. Yes, it’s usually the celeb skaters who feel the force of the Ice Panel’s cutting comments, but during the latest ice extravaganza, the experts turned on each other. The quarrel came after Suzanne’s performance. Karen was outraged that her co-judges had marked the celeb skater so poorly, and before you can say: ‘mind your toe picks’, her and Nicky were having a right old row.
Not to be outdone, Jason got involved in the big old hoo ha too, telling Nicky he’d ‘got it all wrong’, which in resulted in a huge off-camera bust up between the two judges. Ha ha!
Oooohhh. Things got decidedly frosty between the ice judges on the sixth live show. Yes, it’s usually the celeb skaters who feel the force of the Ice Panel’s cutting comments, but during the latest ice extravaganza, the experts turned on each other. The quarrel came after Suzanne’s performance. Karen was outraged that her co-judges had marked the celeb skater so poorly, and before you can say: ‘mind your toe picks’, her and Nicky were having a right old row.
Not to be outdone, Jason got involved in the big old hoo ha too, telling Nicky he’d ‘got it all wrong’, which in resulted in a huge off-camera bust up between the two judges. Ha ha!
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