Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu impressed skating fans of the popular ITV show Dancing on Ice on Sunday night with one of the show's 'sexiest' performances, winning over the hearts of the nation once again.
The show sees 11 celebrities take to the ice to learn how to skate with their professional figure skating partners and along the way impress the judges - made up of Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse - and viewers with challenging routines, daring lifts and a few funny moments, all in a bid to be crowned Dancing on Ice champion.
The first show saw six celebrities take to the ice while next Saturday, January 21, will see the remaining contestants showcase what they've learnt in training.
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And after performing a rather raunchy routine - which judge Oti described as "hot hot hot" - to the sound of Britney Spear's track Toxic, Ekin-Su was described by viewers as an "icon" for not only an energetic performance, but for re-enacting a scene from the latest series of Love Island that skyrocketed her reputation: crawling across the floor of the terrace of the Love Island Villa. But instead of a villa in Spain, she was doing it on ice, live in front of a studio audience and thousands of viewers at home.
Despite only acheiving 21.5 with her partner Brendyn Hatfield, Holly greeted the reality television star, who was wearing a sparkly gold outfit, upon finishing her routine by saying that her jaw needed picking up off the floor. She added: "That may have been the sexiest performance we've ever had on Dancing on Ice".
Hot on the heels of her routine, viewers were quick to admire the Turkish actress and her Dancing on Ice debut with many calling her an icon for incorporating the 'famous crawl', while others called her "one of the most naturally entertaining people on TV".
Twitter user @JamieCroftPlays wrote: "Not Ekin-Su doing her famous crawl on #DancingonIce She is an icon and she is the moment remember to vote!!" as well as @lucass_edwards, who said: "Not ekin-su doing her famous terrace crawl on the ice icon! #DancingOnIce"
Another, @yas_x, added: "Nah how can you not love Ekin-Su man, this is gold #Dancingonice" alongside @spiritinaditch and @acac1a_ who commented: "A 10 from me. ekin-su can do no wrong #DancingOnIce" and "Ekin-Su is amazing. It’s hard to be sexy when you’re slipping all over the place #dancingonice."
However, while many were loving her joie de vivre and enthusiasm on the ice, for others it wasn't as big of a hit, with many dubbing the performance as "cringe". Twitter user @JuJulesberry said: "I like Ekin-su but sorry that performance was cringe #dancingonice #itv", alongside @MissAsh_7 who added: "I thought Ekin-Su was going be a lot better than that, the crawling was just as cringe as it was on Love Island can we stop her crawling please #DancingOnIce"
Ekin-Su won the latest series of Love Island in the summer of 2022 with Davide Sanclimenti after earning the support of Love Island fans everywhere with her comedic outbursts and unfiltered comments. Read more on the competing contestants here.
However, in an unlikely twist, Ekin-Su - despite her popularity with the viewers - became the first celebrity to face the dreaded dance off next week as she received the fewest public votes.
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