Dancing On Ice: Faye Brookes opens musicals week with a bang as she wins a respectable 29 points… but fails to match her record breaking debut score after Mary Poppins inspired skate
Week three of Dancing On Ice saw the celebrities don their best costumes in celebration of Musicals Week.
And kicking off the proceedings was former Coronation Street star Faye Brookes, who dazzled with a Mary Poppins routine to the song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
The actress, who joked she ‘forgot to breathe’ during the performance, scored an impressive 29 points, however, she failed to match her record breaking debut score,
What a start! Faye Brookes opened musicals week with a bang as she won a respectable 29 points after Mary Poppins inspired skate
Speaking following her routine, Faye said : ‘I forgot to breathe!’ She added: ‘This is my world, I’m thrilled and what an iconic character. It’s been amazing.’
Commenting o her performance, Chris Dean said: ‘It could have been higher. You were a little bit careful, but got it went a bit slower.’
Dancing On Ice has been thrown into chaos in recent days after three celebrities were forced to pull out of this weekend’s live show.
Although two of the three celebrities are likely to return after a week off the ice, show bosses are said to be ‘preparing for every possible outcome.’
It’s thought that two of the three absentee stars will return: Rufus Hound, 41, is self-isolating after coming into contact with coronavirus, while Billie Faiers, 31, is taking the week off to grieve the loss of her grandmother Wendy.
Chaos! Denise Van Outen, 46, was forced to pull out of the show completely after fracturing her shoulder during training (pictured with pro skater Matt Evers)
No stopping! Rufus Hound, 41, will miss this week’s show as he’s told to isolate after coming into contact with coronavirus (pictured with pro skater Robin Johnstone)
They’ll be back: Billie Faiers, 31, is also taking the week off to grieve the loss of her grandmother after she passed away earlier this week
Denise Van Outen, 46, however, who was skating with pro Matt Evers, 44, has permanently pulled out of the show after dislocating her shoulder.
She has been replaced by gymnast Amy Tinkler, 21, who will skate with pro Joe Johnson this Sunday
It’s also been claimed that producers are ready to call on stand-in Matt Richardson, 29, if anyone else should permanently drop out.
A source told The Sun: ‘The trio of absences have caused major headaches. Bosses have to fill two hours in prime time.
‘They thought the biggest hurdle would be getting the programme on air, but they couldn’t have foreseen coronavirus causing a contestant to drop out at the same time that two other stars left due to an injury and a bereavement.
‘With such a run of bad luck, they’re preparing for every possible outcome. They’re taking nothing for granted.’