Dancing On Ice in new fix row as Dan Edgar is eliminated and misses out on finals

DANCING On Ice has been plunged into a new fix row after Dan Edgar was eliminated, missing out on the finals.

Towie star Dan, 34, found himself in the skate-off with retired footballer Anton Ferdinand, 40, but didn’t manage to make it through.

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Dancing On Ice has been plunged into a new fix row after Dan Edgar was eliminated[/caption]

Judges Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo and Jayne Torvill all voted to save Anton, with Christopher Dean conceding he would have made the same decision too.

But fans were left furious at the result, ranting on social media that the sportsman had ‘messed up’ in his routine.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “How can that happen with a stumble? Total fix.”

Someone else agreed: “wtaf? Wooden Anton nearly falls over again after lurching around the rink like a wobbly toddler and still gets through? Methinks Dan’s upset somebody high up.”

Another had said during his skate: “Ohhh Anton messed up there.”

Also during the installment, fans called for the judges to be sacked over their scoring.

Michaela Strachan and Sam Aston had been competing for a place in the highly-coveted final next week too.

Michaela and her skating partner Mark Hanretty were awarded perfect 10s from Ashley, Oti, Jayne, and Chris, with a 9 for their solo challenge, bringing their total to 49.0.

Sam and Molly Lanaghan received a similar 10 from Ashley, Oti, and Chris, but Jayne gave them a 9.5, and their solo challenge score was a 9, bringing their total to 48.0.

Dan and Vanessa James were given a 9.5 from Ashley, a perfect 10 from Oti, and 9s from Jayne and Chris, but their solo challenge score of 6 dropped their total to 43.5.

Anton and Annette Dytrt received a consistent 9.5 from all the judges, but their solo challenge score of 7 left them with a total of 45.0.

But those watching at home ranted about the generous results on X.

One tweeted: “The scoring is mad, the standard of skating isn’t as good as it used to be is it?”

Another added: “How the hell could @OtiMabuse Give him a 10 for that???? Clear bias. Sacked.”

Someone else agreed: “What planet is Oti on? That was never a ten,” while a fourth said: “What was Oti watching? A 10?“

One more concluded: “No wonder the show could be axed.”

It came just hours after it was revealed that the ITV skating show could be axed once again after it lowest ever ratings.

A source told The Mirror: “There are very real fears this is the end of the road for Dancing on Ice. It’s had a good run for nearly 20 years and has a very loyal set of viewers who really love it but the sad truth is there’s just not enough of them.

“We need bums on seats but the ratings have dropped to a point where it’s difficult to justify the cost.”

This year, 2.9million tuned in for the launch of the show, compared to 12million in its heyday, and by the fifth episode that number had decreased to 2.4million.

An ITV spokeswoman continued to tell the publication: “The Dancing on Ice team is fully concentrating on the much anticipated series finale this coming Sunday and therefore no decision has been made.” 

Christopher and Jane will soon hang up their blades after 50 years of incredible performances when they take to the road for a UK arena tour titled Our Last Dance.