Dancing On Ice kicked off its Sunday, January 29 episode with a brilliant performance from former Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson and partner Olivia Smart. This week was musicals week on the ITV show and the pair skated to ‘Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang’.
After finishing their performance, the pair skated down the tunnel. As they did, Nile slipped and brought both himself and Olivia to the floor. They quickly got back on their feet to receive their scores.
With scores of 8.5 from Ashley, Jayne and Chris and 8.0 from Oti, Nile and Olivia secured the highest score of the series so far, 33.5. “What an opener,” said Phillip before comparing Nile to a former Dancing On Ice celebrity. “The last time we saw someone shoot down the tunnel, it was Todd Carty and it wasn’t like that.” Todd appeared in Dancing On Ice’s fourth series, getting consistent low scores but huge entertainment value on the ice. Viewers were quick to comment on Schofield’s comparison.
