Dancing On Ice’s spooked cast and crew fear show after avalanche of setbacks
DANCING on Ice’s spooked cast and crew fear the 13th series is jinxed — following an “unprecedented” avalanche of bad luck.
Bosses have axed tonight’s live show because so many stars are injured or out of sorts and there are worries the ITV hit may be pulled altogether.
Ex-Corrie star and favourite Faye Brookes, 33, saw partner Hamish Gaman quit last week with an injured finger, Matt Evers’ replacing him.
Aussie Jason Donovan, 52, missed last Sunday with back pain.
Rapper Lady Leshurr, 32, is suffering leg pain and Rebekah Vardy, 39, a groin strain.
Actress Denise van Outen, 46, and Towie’s Billie Shepherd, 31, quit after tumbles.
Covid did for comic Rufus Hound, 41, Emmerdale star Joe-Warren Plant, 18, and his partner Vanessa Bauer, 24.
An insider said: “Everyone backstage is up-in-arms about all the accidents and drop-outs. It’s unprecedented.
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“It feels like a curse. Like everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
“Some people wonder if we’ll last until the end of the series. And all because of the number 13!”
Fear of 13 is not unusual in telly circles. Britain’s Got Talent jumped from Series 12 to 14 to avoid it.
Mr Nasty’shere again
CONTROVERSIAL judge Jason “Mr Nasty” Gardiner returns to save Dancing on Ice’s montage show tonight.
The acid-tongued Aussie choreographer, 49, appears in 39 clips to be shown on the two-hour ITV special.
Included are bust-ups with reality star Gemma Collins, 40, and Benidorm actor Tim Healy, 69, and spat with choreographer Karen Barber, 59, which reduced her to tears.
There is also footage of him calling Towie star Lauren Goodger, 34, a “walrus on ice” and accusing TV host Andrea McLean, 51, of having too much Botox.
Fans have complained the show is “boring” without Jason, who left in 2019.
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