Actress Charlie Brooks has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice after going head to head in a dance-off against former footballer Anton Ferdinand.
Brooks, who performed to Luther Vandross’s Never Too Much on the 80s-themed evening, was reunited with her partner Eric Radford who was temporarily replaced with Brendyn Hatfield last Sunday after sustaining an injury in rehearsals.
The EastEnders star finished bottom of the leaderboard after accruing a score of 31.5.
Meanwhile, former footballer Ferdinand performed a video game-themed routine to Dead Or Alive’s You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record), achieving his highest score of the competition so far with 35.5.
It was Ferdinand’s second appearance in as many weeks, beating Love Island star Chris Taylor last weekend.
Following the skate-off, judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse and Jayne Torvill all voted to save Ferdinand, sending Brooks home.
Judge Ashley Banjo told Brooks she was an “elite performer” but said “the tempo and the vibe of this music was your downfall”.
Christopher Dean said she was “not our strongest skater” but praised her for trying new things.
Despite voting for Ferdinand, judge Oti Mabuse later told Brooks she believed her performance in the dance-off was “one of your best performances”.
After her elimination, the actress told her partner Radford had been “an absolute dream” and admitted “the right person went home” as she was “starting to feel slightly out of my depth”.
The Only Way Is Essex star Dan Edgar topped the leaderboard on the night with his George Michael-themed routine to Faith.
He and his partner Vanessa James achieved the joint highest score of the series with 38.
Oti Mabuse told Edgar it was his “best performance yet”, while Ashley Banjo said: “You just got that one right. I don’t think I’ve seen you look so relaxed, that composed. You were smiling and enjoying it.”
The Traitors star Mollie Pearce, who danced to Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time, finished third in the leaderboard with a score of 35.5.
She was praised by the judges for her Cyndi Lauper showing the same potential they saw in week one, with Christopher Dean adding: “You took our critiques from last week and put it together in this routine … it was fantastic. Well done.”
Coronation Street’s Sam Aston finished fourth in the leaderboard, dancing to Salt’N Pepa’s Push It which was DJ’d by Corrie co-star Andy Whyment.
Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan came in at fifth place after performing to Shocking Blue’s Venus with partner Mark Hanretty.
Dancing On Ice continues on ITV next Sunday with a musicals-themed night.
