This week two guys and two girls will battle it out to make it through to the Dancing On Ice Final – it’s all or nothing! The celebrity thespians remaining must perform a solo spot as their required element, but who will stand alone and capture your heart and vote?
Emmerdale’s Hayley Tamaddon has been the golden girl of the series, but after Eastenders’ Daniella Westbrook snatched the top spot during Prop Week she’s emerged as the dark horse of the competition. Could she pip Hayley at the post?
The story with the boys is not as clear cut. They’re the lower end of the scale when it comes to scores and it was a surprise to see Corrie’s Danny Young voted off last week when The Bill’s Gary Lucy was the bookies favourite.
And finally we have young Kieron Richardson… Kieron has been the underdog for the past few weeks but his confidence has grown and his skating improved with every round. He has been embraced by the British public and if you ask me, it’s because we’ve seen boy turn to man before our eyes …and the guy is so endearing. Then again, it always helps to have some expert advice. Kieron asked Dancing on Ice finalist Chris Fountain for some pointers weeks ago when performing his axel and as he’s old hat when it comes to semi-finals, fellow Hollyoaks actor Chris has returned to build his pals confidence for the final push!
Kieron placed fourth and scored 23 points during Prop Week. It may have been his highest score to date but the content was lacking when his skating was compared to his competitors. The judges love his enthusiam and charm but are longing to see his skating skills come to the fore, he needs that defining moment and I’m hoping we’ll witness that on Sunday – fingers crossed!
Hopefully his partner Brianne Delcourt and his positive attitude will help him along. Whenever he’s been in the skate-off he’s thrived under the pressure, so maybe he needs to feel those semi-final nerves to get him going. Kieron is a realist and he knows it’s going to be a hard week, he may be down but he’s not out. He told What’s on TV that he still feels he and Delcourt could win it, although he humbly added, "It’s week nine now and I didn’t think I’d be here after week one.”
Kieron is the favourite to be eliminated this week with odds of 11/8, Gary Lucy is fair to middlin’. After landing the top spot last week, Danniella has landed favour with the bookies and Hayley Tamaddon could be called ‘a cert’ for the final. She’s 16/1 to be voted off.
So…
Who will you be voting for?
Can Kieron Richardson charm the public with his grin and gusto? Or does heart throb Gary Lucy float your boat? Are you sticking with show favourite Hayley after her 30 point Slumdog showstopper or would you like Danniella to hold on to her lead and make the final?
It all depends on those solo performances I guess, if nothing else we will see who can REALLY skate and who’s been strategically nursed along the way..
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