DANCING On Ice viewers slammed the judges for ‘overmarking’ a star and setting up them to win.
Week Five saw the remaining seven celebrities take to the ice once again in the ITV show.
Up first was former footballer Anton Ferdinand and his pro skater partner Annette Dytr.
They achieved a score of 34 after all four judges delivered marks of 8.5.
Meanwhile, ex Love Island star Chris Taylor achieved 32 points with his new partner Robin Johnstone.
Some fans weren’t happy with the outcome, as they shared their thoughts on social media.
One wrote on X: “Chris getting lower artistic marks than Anton when Anton’s feedback was full of complaints about his posture is truly baffling.
“It’s never been more obvious than this series that they’ve already decided who they want to go all the way #dancingonice.”
Another said: “Soooo why were Chris scores lower than miserable guts Anton??? #dancingonice.”
A third penned: “In my opinion, the skate scoring 8 across the board was much better than the one scoring 8.5 across the board….I’m getting favourite vibes #dancingonice.”
While a fourth chimed in: “8.5. Overmarked there IMHO. Yes lots of lifts but actual dancing I thought was minimal.”
A fifth remarked: “overmarked again! but who’s surprised…. #DancingOnIce.”
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Dancing On Ice fans in floods of tears as Anton Ferdinand breaks down after emotional tribute to late mum” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368169728112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]As a sixth simply stated: “well overmarked #dancingonice”.
It’s not the first time that viewers have taken issue with scores on the long-running show.
In Movie Week, The Traitors star Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton skated to Beauty and the Beast.
Fans were left fuming when they received a score of 30, out of a possible 40.
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Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt
Here’s who has left the show so far:
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton – couple were sixth to be booted off
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford – EastEnders star loses out in the skate-off
Chris Taylor and Robin Johnstone – after Robin replaced injured pro Vanessa Bauer, the couple were the first to be eliminated after the return of the skate-off
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden – third to be voted off
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield – second pairing to be voted off
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard – quits show after injury during rehearsals
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan – first to be eliminated
Sarah Storey revealed she had quit on December 6, 2024. The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.
Reacting to Mollie and Colin’s performance, one person wrote: “Omg why did the judges score Mollie the same as Ferne when Mollie did solo skating and Ferne didn’t do any! One word….. BIAS.”
Another said: “Mollie and Colin were undermarked.”
While a third wrote: “They overscored every single person except for Mollie…. oh that’s a choice.”
Dancing on Ice continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
