Dancing On Ice’s Faye Brookes insists she doesn’t feel ‘robbed’ by Sonny Jay’s controversial final win

DANCING On Ice’s Faye Brookes has said Sonny Jay “deserved to win” and she doesn’t feel “robbed” after the controversial final result.

Fans called the show a ‘fix’ after the Corrie star lost out to the Capital DJ on Sunday night.

Faye’s pro skater partner Matt Evers told The Sun: “Faye said Sonny deserved to win. We don’t feel robbed at all. Faye just wanted to do the bolero and get to the final.”

Matt, who celebrated his 45th birthday today, added: “Sonny was the underdog. I called it from the start that he would win too. The final could have been anybodies. Colin was fantastic too.”

The Sun revealed fans flocked to Twitter to call the show a ‘fix’ after bookie’s favourite Faye, 33, lost out on the trophy to popular DJ Sonny.

It wasn’t just fans who were stunned, but Gemma Collins was also outraged.

Matt, who partnered up with Gemma two years ago when she famously went crashing down on the ice and broke the internet with her fall, said: “Gemma called me last night and said ‘You were robbed!’

“She told me straight. It’s so sweet that so many people have said that.

“It was honestly a dream to do the bolero as a tribute to Torvill and Dean. We wanted it to be authentic to them, and we loved every minute of it.

“Christopher Dean was emotional about it afterwards too and told us it was perfect.”

For the first time ever, the show’s wrap party was because of Covid, The Sun revealed.

Matt said: “After the cameras stopped rolling, the finalists stayed on the ice, and the rest of the celebrity contestants remained in their seats while Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and Christopher Dean delivered speeches, thanking everybody for putting on the show during the pandemic.

“We all got goodie bags with gorgeous flowers, champagne and gin too.”

ITV bosses plan to throw a wrap party for them in the summer.

Matt, whose heading back to the States after not seeing his elderly parents for nearly 18months because of the pandemic, said: “The hardest thing for Faye and I was that we were not able to hug Sonny and Angela when they won.

“Hopefully we will all get to celebrate properly this summer.

“There was no alcohol on the set after the finals either, it was a dry set. I was back at my hotel and in bed by 10pm.”