Phillip Schofield hits back at 'fix' claims following Dancing On Ice 'blunder'

Phillip told Gemma Collins she has 'next week' to improve

Author: Alex RossPublished 5th Feb 2019
Last updated 5th Feb 2019

We are now five weeks into this year's Dancing On Ice, and despite bust-ups with the judges, falls and some pretty shaky skating, TOWIE star Gemma Collins is still going strong in the competition.

Following her painful looking fall in Week Four, Gemma picked herself back up and returned to the ice on Sunday night, performing to Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do'. But after she broke down following her performance, viewers were quick to call the show a 'fix' after Phillip Schofield's words.

The popular host consoled Gemma, telling her she always has next week to improve on her performances.

Following his words, many viewers took to Twitter to ask if the show was fixed, admitting they think bosses are keen to keep Gemma in the competition. One fan wrote, 'Why did Phillip Schofield say to Gemma Collins that she still has next week like he knew she was going to get through. It's a fix !!! #dancingonice'. sic

Another added, 'So Phillip Schofield said to Gemma that there was always next week and she has all week to practise. Does this mean she’s getting through? #fix #DancingOnIce 😂'. sic

A third angry fan then added, 'So Phillip Scholfield said that Gemma Collins has a whole week ahead of her to practise. A blunder? Is the show a fix? She gets consistent bad scores, can’t dance nor skate and yet gets through week after week. Must be a fix? #DancingOnIce'. sic

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Phillip Schofield hits back at 'fix' claims following Dancing On Ice 'blunder'
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HOWEVER, Phillip has now hit back at the claims, replying to a fan on Twitter. He said, 'Sigh!!!! It’s a public vote ... and independent adjudicators oversee the voting'. sic

The This Morning presenter then added, 'We say that to everyone! You are hilarious with your conspiracy theory. Voting is independently adjudicated. I only know the result as I say it. We were being supportive, absolutely no idea if she was going out or going through.

'Not amusing… hilarious. I said it to Gemma cos she was crying. Oh by the way, it’s illegal to fix TV shows and I wouldn’t work on one that was.' sic

So, that's that!

Meanwhile, in other Dancing On Ice news, it was Loose Women star Saira Khan and her professional partner Mark Hanretty who left the competition on Sunday night. The pair lost out in the skate-off to Ryan Sidebottom and Brandee Malto.

Dancing On Ice continues every Sunday on ITV.

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