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Charlotte Tutton

Dancing On Ice fans say The Vivienne will win show after history-making performance

Dancing On Ice 2023 viewers are rooting for The Vivienne to win the ITV series, after her epic routine on Sunday night.

The Drag Race UK winner took on her idol Cher for her first performance on the ice with pro skating partner Colin Grafton - and she made history as the first ever drag queen on the show's line-up.

The show hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned for its second episode of the new series on Sunday night.

This time around, it was The Vivienne's turn and she was up first - and fans loved the routine, as many tipped for her and Colin to win the whole show.

As the strong performance came to an end, the panel noted she was already picking up skating skills as well as bringing stage presence.

Dancing On Ice 2023 viewers are rooting for The Vivienne to win (ITV)

The Vivienne praised her skating partner and all those behind the scenes who had helped her, as judge Oti Mabuse told her: "If you're gonna make history this is how you make history."

Ashley Banjo said her skating was "solid", and said her stage presence had a "magic that can't be taught".

They weren't the only ones impressed, as viewers quickly took to Twitter and predicted she could end up winning the ITV series.

One fan tweeted: "Wow The Vivienne is killing this," as a second wrote: "The Vivienne is already my favourite."

The Drag Race UK winner took on her idol Cher for her first performance (ITV)

Another said: "VIVIENNE TO WIN," as a fourth wrote: "I want The Vivienne to win already."

Meanwhile, Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's performance during the show’s first episode a week ago sparked over 112 complaints to the TV regulator Ofcom, by Wednesday, as viewers at the time claimed it was "not appropriate" before the watershed.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su scored a total vote of 21.5 points from the judges, as Ashley gave her a 5.5, Oti scored her a 6, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean both a 5.

Yet, it proved to be a tough start to the series for Love Island reigning champ Ekin-Su, who landed in the bottom two after she received the least amount of public votes.

Dancing On Ice 2023 viewers are convinced they know who could win the series (ITV)

Ekin-Su appeared noticeably gobsmacked at the result, which put her at risk of going home in the first week, and quickly turned to talk with her dance partner Brendyn Hatfield.

Meanwhile, Ekin-Su shared a defiant message following the complaints this week.

The Love Island winner hit back with a positive message of self-acceptance, as she told her fans on Twitter : "Don’t ever compare yourself to others. You are not a copy, you are an original. Craft your own individuality and sense of style! And just be yourself.”

In another tweet, Ekin-Su added: "Don’t study me. You won’t graduate."

Dancing On Ice airs Sundays at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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