Dancing on Ice viewers were left ‘gutted’ for The Vivienne just moments into the semi-final.
The ITV celebrity talent competition returned for the semi-finals with This Morning stars Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby once again hosting rinkside.
The Drag Race star was joined by Joey Essex, Nile Wilson, Siva Kaneswaran and Mollie Gallagher for their Solo Skate – but The Vivienne took a nasty tumble during the performance.
After the skate, Phillip turned to The Vivienne to ask if they were alright, to which she said: “My knees are hurting a little bit. But I’m fine. We’re dancing on ice.”
Meanwhile, viewers at home were devastated for the Dancing on Ice final hopeful, as they took to Twitter to congratulate the star on getting straight back up from the ice.
One wrote: “I feel very bad for Vivienne I must admit, that wasn’t a nice fall,” as a second added: “Omg the solo skate on Dancing On Ice was amazing!! Don’t worry about the fall The Vivienne you’re still my personal fave!”
“Gutted then for the Vivienne falling,” another wrote as a fellow fan chimed: “Oh the Vivienne fell Jesus christ just goes to show they rely on their partner too much.”
The remaining five celebrities and their partners took to the ice twice as they fought for their places in the climax to the competition, under the watchful eyes of judges Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
The Dancing on Ice stars faced their toughest challenge yet, as each delivered two performances in a bid to impress both the judges and viewers at home.
A double elimination was lined up for this weekend’s semi-final, with two celebrities exiting the competition to leave three to take to the ice next weekend and battle it out to bag the Dancing on Ice win.
It comes after Carley Stenson broke down in tears as she was eliminated from Dancing on Ice last Sunday.
The 40-year-old actress – who is best known for her role as Steph Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks -- had been competing in the ITV1 skating competition alongside Mark Hanretty.
She became emotional after missing out on a place in this week's semi-final episode and admitted she will 'miss' her professional partner.
She told hosts Holly and Phillip last weekend: “It just got harder. I'm gonna miss this man. I've really enjoyed it, this is all a bit of a blur actually.”
Dancing on Ice continues Sunday, 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
