Dancing On Ice: Perri Kiely and Vanessa Bauer gain FIRST perfect 10 of the series from judges EXCEPT Christopher Dean… as Lisa George and Tom Naylor are AXED from the show
Perri Kiely and Vanessa Bauer gained the first perfect 10 of the series from all the Dancing On Ice judges… with the exception of Christopher Dean.
The Diversity star, 24, performed a Harry Potter themed routing on the rink with pro partner Vanessa, 23, to much fanfare from the audience, fans at home and the judges.
But Christopher had issues with the dance.
Perfect… almost: Perri Kiely and Vanessa Bauer gained the first perfect 10 of the series from all the Dancing On Ice judges… with the exception of Christopher Dean
‘I love the way that you flow over the ice. The skating speaks for itself,’ the former Olympian critiqued.
This score was met with boos – with Ashley Banjo saying: ‘It’s the first time that a 9.5 has been booed.’
He added: ‘There were times when it looked magical, you were flying. It was Harry Potter, it was perfect.’
John Barrowman said: ‘The characterisation, the music – everything was a 10. It was fabulous!’
Wow! The Diversity star, 24, performed a Harry Potter themed routing on the rink with pro partner Vanessa, 23, to much fanfare from the audience, fans at home and the judges
He’s no muggle! But Christopher had issues with the dance, foregoing awarding it a 10
Asked how he felt by hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Perri said: ‘I am just happy that it was on a routine when I was doing Harry Potter because I love Harry Potter’
With Jayne Torville agreeing: ‘It was a seamless performance and you stayed in character. and you were skating in a harness!’
Perri – a self-confessed Harry Potter fan – admitted he’d ‘wanted to do that since I was six’, having sailed across the ice in a Gryffindor robe.
Asked how he felt by hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Perri said: ‘I am just happy that it was on a routine when I was doing Harry Potter because I love Harry Potter.’
On top! They were later awarded a Dancing On Ice ‘Oscar’ for their Movie Week performance
This score was met with boos – with Ashley Banjo [far left] saying: ‘It’s the first time that a 9.5 has been booed’
Battling it out: Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty [L] ended up battling against Lisa George and Tom Naylor [R] for a place in the semi-final
They were later awarded a Dancing On Ice ‘Oscar’ for their Movie Week performance.
Fans weren’t impressed with Chris’ judgement, however.
They took to Twitter to post comments such as: ‘Oh give over Chris trying to find something wrong with Perri’s dance!’
Another wrote: ‘Oh Chris why not no ten to Perri he was AMAZING what a performance!’
Out: Lisa [pictured] and George were booted off, with all four judges voting against them
Unanimous: All judges were in agreement about the final scores
Guest star: Show Me Heaven was performed by Luke Evans
Followed by: ‘Chris you party pooper!!!!! Perri is flying his way into the final!!!!’
Indeed, the couple sailed through to next week’s semi-final, with Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty battling against Lisa George and Tom Naylor.
Lisa and George were booted off, with all four judges voting against them.
Dancing On Ice returns next Sunday at 6pm on ITV.
TBC: Dancing On Ice returns next Sunday at 6pm on ITV