‘He’s worse than Gemma Collins’ say Dancing On Ice fans as Ricky Hatton wobbles his way through first skate
DANCING On Ice viewers criticised Ricky Hatton as he stumbled through his first skate wearing knee pads, remarking that "he's worse than Gemma Collins".
Fans took to X/Twitter after the boxer, 45, pulled off an amusing performance.
One user wrote: "Ricky Hatton finally someone worse than Gemma Collins."
Another added: "Ricky Hatton did less on Dancing On Ice than Gemma Collins, and that's saying something."
A third penned: "Will he face plant?"
A fourth wrote, referring to a string of previous DOI contestants: "Todd Carty meets Gemma Collins meets Bez. Well done Ricky Hatton."
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Ricky found himself at the bottom of the leaderboard - receiving 12.5 points from the judges.
Dressed in a boxing outfit, Ricky wore knee pads as he referenced boxing moves on the ice and did press-ups to the Rocky movie theme tune Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti with his skating partner Robin Johnstone.
Judge Ashley Banjo said it was "iconic" and said he can be proud of the audience's reaction.
ITV's hit series Dancing On Ice made its debut in 2006, combining the elegance of figure skating with the calamity of celebrity amateurs.
Fans of Towie were thrilled when Gemma Collins joined the cast for the eleventh series in 2019.
Gemma presented a lackluster routine to Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend, eliciting scathing criticism from judge Jason Gardiner..
In the subsequent week, Gemma put forth her best effort, aiming to elevate her performance with a more graceful skate to Celine Dion's popular track, It's All Coming Back to Me Now.
Yet, she experienced profound devastation when she slipped and tumbled dramatically onto the ice, remaining momentarily motionless on the ground.
