LAST DANCE
Dancing On Ice star eliminated in drama-filled show hours after Vanessa Bauer pulls out with injury
Three stars have now been forced out of the series
SIR Steve Redgrave became the third celebrity to be eliminated from the ITV competition tonight.
There was no skate-off again, instead hosts Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern came straight out with the result.
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Before taking a lap of honour, the Olympic hero, 62, said: "It's been absolutely amazing and this young lady's [skating partner Vicky Ogden] been incredible."
And it was a fair result, with Sir Steve finishing at the foot of the leaderboard with just 21 points.
He danced to Bon Jovi's It's My Life in a routine that reflected on his glittering rowing career.
Though he gave it his all, it was plodding and judge Christopher Dean poked fun at his air guitar.
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Before the dance, Sir Steve, complete with a fantastic moustache, caught up with his old rowing pal James Cracknell.
It was a drama-filled night that saw Chris Taylor take a tumble, Sam Aston's secret shoulder injury revealed and judge Christopher Dean pay a poignant tribute to air crash victims.
Dan Edgar topped the leaderboard with 35 points closely followed by Anton Ferdinand on 34 points. They were rightly the first two names to make it through to the next round.
Ex-footballer Anton broke down in tears before and after his emotional tribute to his late mum, Janice.
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In his VT he returned to his roots in Peckham and explained how Janice was much-loved in the local community.
Fittingly, he danced to her favourite song She's Royal by Tarrus Riley.
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Meanwhile, the latest show exit followed pro skater Vanessa Bauer's shock news that she has been forced to withdraw from the series due to injury.
She was the third person involved in the current series to pull out following Dame Sarah Storey and comedian Josh Jones.
In a video, Vanessa said: "I'm here today with rather upsetting news. I am unfortunately not going to be able to continue on Dancing on Ice with Chris.
"That's really upsetting for me. I have trained Chris since October last year and it is always such an amazing achievement for myself to see someone else progress so much in a skill they've never done before.
"So it's been really rewarding for me to watch this whole journey for Chris [and] the way he's got better week since October and also since the live shows started."
She then went on to explain what had happened and how she was having to put her health first.
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Vanessa said: "I unfortunately had a little accident backstage last week on Dancing on Ice just before the live show on Sunday.
"And I didn't realise how bad it was then, but we did an MRI and it turned out that I have a completely torn ligament, grade three sprain injury and a major grade two sprain injury.
"I shouldn't be skating on an injury like that and so I'm taking all of the advice from the medical professionals here, I am in very good hands."
Vanessa revealed she needs to have rehab for her injury before adding: "My pain threshold, I don't trust it, I have been skating this whole week with a lot of pain but I just didn't realise that it was such a significant injury so I didn't voice my pain.
"It just goes to show that you should listen to your body and try to tune into your body a lot.
"I don't want this injury that is already bad to get even worse and so the one sensible decision is to step away, do rehab, focus on my health - I guess mental health as well - because it's really bad that I have to leave."
But with a smile she added: "But I'm excited to get better and to get back to skating properly every single day."
Vanessa was immediately flooded with support from her co-stars, with Ferne McCann - who was voted off last week - writing: "Oh darling [heartbreak emoji] devastating news for you.
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Dancing On Ice 2025 pairings
Here's the 12 celebs taking part in 2025 - along with their professional partner.
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford
Chris Taylor and Vanessa Bauer
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton
Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty
Dan Edgar and Vanessa James
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden
Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt
Sam Aston and Molly Lanaghan
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard
Here's who has left the show so far:
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield
Sarah Storey revealed she had quit on December 6, 2024. The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.
"Health comes first. Wishing you a speedy recovery."
Meanwhile Chris shared her video on his Instagram and added: "While I'm here, let me tell you something about this woman.
"She is hands down the most committed, determined and inspirational woman I have ever met.
"She gives everything 2000% and it's been an honour to be taught by her.
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