A ‘shocked’ Dancing on Ice star slammed a brutal decision which saw him and Chelsee Healey become the first booted off the show.
Hollyoaks actress Chelsee, 36, took to the ice on the ITV show this year, alongside other famous faces.
She was paired with pro skater Andy Buchanan, but bowed out after a shocking format twist.
Speaking at the Fake Bake re-launch event this week, Andy addressed the pair’s departure from the competition.
He said: “I’m a little sad I’m not going to be in the show with Chelsee anymore. I saw her potential, I think she could have gone way further.
“I think she should still be in the show. But that’s the way it goes, it’s reality TV and she should be really proud of everything she did out there. I’m proud of her.”
He added: “It was my first time I was really shocked on the show. I thought we’d be in for quite some time.
“She had the skating, the lifts, her skating was on the rise. She was getting better.
“I thought she would have gotten higher marks for presentation.”
Chelsee lost her place in the competition after bosses scrapped the skate-off and sent the celebrity with the fewest combined votes and judges’ scores home.
Viewers were outraged by the format change – taking to social media to share their frustrations.
One person was so angry that they even sent a complaint to the regulator, Ofcom.
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Continuing, the viewer wrote another tweet, which read: “I will not rest. Justice will be served.
“Count your days. You cannot scam people even if the votes are free.”
In addition, they shared shared a screen grab of their Ofcom complaint alongside their rant, which said in the ‘Your complaint’ subject section: “Chelsee Healey VOTING SCAM!”
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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.
Another fan added: “Rigged out! The whole split voting was extremely stupid and extremely suspicious. Chelsee deserved better.”
While a third chimed in: “You’ll pay for this @dancingonice you did her dirty by getting rid of the skate off… she wouldn’t have gone and you know it!”
A fourth remarked: “oh our chelsee has been robbed! im fuming.”
Dancing on Ice continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
