Chris Taylor breaks his silence after Love Island star is axed from Dancing On Ice in brutal skate-off

CHRIS Taylor today broke his silence after his shock Dancing On Ice exit.

Last night, the Love Island star, 34, became the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the ITV show.

The shock result came as the skate off returned for the first time this series.

After the viewer vote results were read out, it was revealed Chris - who was partnered with Robin Johnstone - would go head-to-head with Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt.

Then it came down to the judges to decide who would be sent packing.

Ashley Banjo chose to save Anton and Annette, as did judge Oti Mabuse.

Christopher Dean also saved Anton and Annette, sealing Chris's fate.

Jayne Torvill would have had the deciding vote if it was a tie, although on this occasion her vote didn't change the result.

She revealed, however, that she also would have saved Anton and Annette.

Asked how he felt to leave by host Holly Willoughby, Chris joked:  "To be honest, I shouldn't have feng-shuied my caravan today!"

Continuing his good attitude to leaving, Chris broke his silence on his exit by reposting an Instagram message from the official Dancing On Ice account.

The sweet tribute from ITV read: "After the first skate off of the series, we're saying a sad farewell to Chris Taylor and Robin Johnstone."

Chris the added his own message which read: "Thank you for all the support everyone.

"I mean it from the bottom of my heart."

FAN OUTRAGE

Fans were not happy to see Chris leave Dancing On Ice last night.

Viewers took to social media to vent, with one writing: Chris should not be going home so early!"

Another tweeted: "I'm shocked that Anton and Chris were in the skate off. Sad Chris went."

This one added: "Not sure I'm gonna watch now Chris' gone tbh."

TOUGH FEW WEEKS

Meanwhile, Chris' Dancing On Ice journey saw him have a rough couple of weeks.

He had to change partners on the show when pro skater Vanessa Bauer was forced to quit after sustaining an injury.

He was then paired with Robin at the last minute, with the pair skating together for the first time on last week's show.

They had just 24 hours before that live show to train together.