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Susan Knox

Dancing On Ice fans fume over 'fix' as 'wrong couple' were booted off ITV show too soon

Dancing On Ice viewers are less than impressed over who was eliminated from the show on Sunday night.

TV presenter Ria Hebden found themselves in the bottom two alongside S Club star Rachel Stevens after her performance on the ITV show, meaning they were sent home after just two weeks in the competition.

Giving their verdict, the four judges - Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo - admitted they were torn on who deserved to stay, but they eventually decided to send Ria home.

"It's such a tough competition. I felt this couple was more effortless," Oti said as she delivered her verdict.

Ria and her professional partner Lukasz Rozycki may have failed to impress the judges, but viewers at home couldn't have disagreed with their choices any more.

The judges decided to send Ria home (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Dancing On Ice fans suggested that the verdict was a 'fix' (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

After proving her skating talents during Movie Week, Dancing On Ice fans were shocked to see Ria in the bottom-two again alongside singing sensation Rachel - who has also proven her skills on the ice.

Confused and frustrated viewers insisted that Happy Monday's star Bez should have been the one to go as they claimed the ITV show was 'fixed'.

One viewer took to Twitter to fume: "Quite surprised at the #DancingOnIce result tonight. Both Ria and Rachel skated really well. Bez and Sally or Bez and Liberty should have been bottom 2. Sally refused to let go of Matt and Liberty was quite stiff in her performance. Bez has to be out next week, it's not fair."

"What the hell is wrong with the British public for voting for Bez. He should be gone, not Ria. It's all a fix," another echoed.

S Club 7 star Rachel also found herself in the bottom two (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
DOI fans insisted that Bez should have been the one booted from the show (Instagram)

Another complained: "4.5!! That performance was barely a 3!! Why are they over marking Bez - oh right he brings in the views!! Bring back proper judges!! Bring back Jason Gardiner."

"Ria and Rachel should not have been in the bottom two. The results don't reflect the votes at all. Something smells a bit fishy from ITV if you ask me," someone else insisted.

During Sunday night's show Happy Mondays star Bez and his partner Angela Egan had everyone smiling from ear to ear with his skate to Raiders of the Lost Ark from Indiana Jones.

Despite his cheerful performance, it seems as though the majority of viewers don't believe the loveable star should have stayed in the competition over Ria.

Ria insisted that she will still be skating to her hearts content (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

But after being voted off the show, Ria insisted that she will still be skating to her hearts content.

"We’ve had so much fun, it’s been an incredible journey," she said of her time on the ice.

"I’m going to continue skating, I’m going to teach Lula, we’re going to do it, it’s gonna our thing."

Addressing her partner Lukasz, she continued: "Thank you for the opportunity, you’ve been an amazing friend, and I know also a friend for life.

"I hope it has brightened up everyone’s Sunday evenings, because we’ve had the time of our lives."

Dancing On Ice continues on Sunday at 6pm on ITV.

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