‘Dancing On Ice’ judge slurs competitor

All is not well in ITV’s celebrity TV show ‘Dancing On Ice’ after a judge criticised one of the contestants, sparking claims of bullying.

The popular show, in which celebrities learn to ice skate with the help of former ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean was rocked when Jason Gardiner – a judge on the show – compared Olympian Sharron Davies with ‘faecal matter’.

The comment sparked a deluge of complaints to ITVs website and forums calling for the Australian judge to be sacked from his role.

Gardiner’s comments were directed to the outfit Miss Davies wore – a brown, sparkly leotard – during hers and her instructor’s dance to Carole King’s ‘You’ve got a friend’. The routine earned the pair praise from the panellists – except from Gardiner, who told the former Olympic athlete:

‘You look like faecal matter that won’t flush, that goes around and around but doesn’t go anywhere.’

Campaign group Mediawatch were quick to condemn the judge’s remarks on the show which aired on Sunday reported the Daily Mail.