ITV's Dancing on Ice final aired on Sunday, March 27, and the drama continued right up until the end of the series. Fans of the show were left questioning whether Nottingham favourites Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were treating the finalists equally.
The ice skating champions had choreographed unique showcases for each of the final three. However, some fans accused the duo of favouritism after claims of 'weak' choreography for some couples.
Ballet dancer Regan Gascoigne and his partner Karina Manta were first up, reported Birmingham Live. They performed a lively routine to 'Step in Time' by the Mary Poppins Original London Cast, scoring a perfect 40 from the judges.
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Taking to the ice next was Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt. Together with her partner Mark Hanretty she skated to a much more subdued routine to Joni Mitchell's 'River'.
Fan were quick to spot a discrepancy between the two routines, with some even claiming that Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were playing favourites with the choreography.
Several viewers pointed out that Kimberly spent much of her performance being carried by her partner rather than skating solo. Disgruntled fans took to social media to comment.
One Twitter user wrote: "Oh man I’d love Kimberly to win but tbh that choreo from Jane and Chris was weak. People are already looking for a reason so hate on her so filling the routine with lifts was probably not a good move. Didn’t give her a good chance to show off her technical skills."
Another said: "So Torvill and Dean choreographed that routine like are kidding me she was lifted for most of it she barely skated on her own..."
A third commented: "You can tell Torvill & Dean are favouring Brendan & Regan because they choreographed Kimberley’s routine. Now she’s my favourite to win, but they’ve presented her with a [poo emoji] routine. She just got carried around. Clearly want her out, she’s capable of much more."
The comments continued: "Stop whinging about Kimberley not dancing on her own. She didn't choreograph the sequence. Torvill and Dean did so STFU." Another said: "Once again Kimberly is carried round the ice rink!" Summarising the performance, someone said: "Lovely as it was, not a lot of skating by Kimberly!"
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