Jeff Brazier misses out on a place in Dancing On Ice semi-final after losing skate-off with Sam Attwater

By EMILY SHERIDAN

Farewell: TV presenter Jeff Brazier and Isabelle Gauthier were voted off Dancing On Ice - despite their impressive routine with chairs and a table


Jeff Brazier and partner Isabelle Gauthier missed out on a place in the Dancing On Ice semi-final after they were voted off the show last night.

The TV presenter was sent packing by the judges after losing a skate-off with Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt.

The father-of-two took the news graciously after surviving the skate-off twice previously, saying: 'I'm grateful to have the opp and to have gotten so far.'

The theme was prop week with doo-wop band The Overtones providing live music to every dance.

Attwater, 24, and Canadian professional Delcourt, 29, were the first to skate to Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons' Beggin', receiving a 24.5.

The pair danced with a bar stool, microphone stand and hat and managed a tricky split lift, which had involved Sam getting cut on his leg several times by Brianne's blades during rehearsals.


Control issues: Sam Attwater ended up dropping his hat during his routine with Brianne Delcourt to Beggin'


Head judge Robin Cousins said: 'The skating was great, the lift was great, the use of the props was great.'

Emma Bunton enthused: 'Your performance was effortless. You had loads of swagger. You had great mic control and you'd make a great little pop star.'

Following on from his argument with Denise Welch's husband Tim Healy last week, Gardiner clashed with Attwater when he accused him of making excuses for dropping the hat.


Clash: Jason Gardiner accused Attwater of making excuses for dropping his hat during the routine


Attwater said he and Brianne had been rehearsing all week with a more flimsy hat, but it had been changed to a heavier one a few hours before the show went out so was more difficult to use.

Gardiner said: 'You practice and you practice, but I'm sorry, you dropped the hat... there's no excuse... You dropped the hat.'

Attwater tried to explain: 'We'd been rehearsing with a different hat all week. The hat was changed at the last minute...,' prompting Gardiner to demand: 'Last minute? When?'

When the ex-EastEnders actor said that afternoon, Gardiner didn't relent: 'Well then you had time.'


Charming: Johnson Beharry VC and Jodeyne Higgins received 19.5 for their routine to Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite


Second to perform was war hero Johnson Beharry VC, 31, and Jodeyne Higgins, 36, using a hat and umbrella to dance to Fifties classic Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite.
The pair received their highest score ever 19.5 - up two points from last week's 17.5.
Giving Beharry some of his most positive comments ever, Gardiner said: 'You handled your props with such finesse and panache.

'The acting reminded me of a silent movie actor, it was complete ridiculous, but charming at the same time. Unlike Sam, you didn't drop them (the props). You handled the umbrella with great care and ease.'

Bunton gave Beharry the lowest score of all the judges, admitting: 'Because you were so near to me I could see your nerves.'

But Cousins - who gave him his highest score - said: 'It was nice, it was smooth, it could have been a bit more skating in there, but sometimes less is more.


Angry: Laura Hamilton and Colin Ratushniak acted as a warring couple to Adele's song Rolling In The Deep


The third duo to take to the ice was children's TV presenter Laura Hamilton, 29, and Canadian professional Colin Ratushniak, 25.

The pair used a chair and a cane to put on a fiery performance to Adele's Rolling In The Deep and received a 25.5.

Bunton told her: 'You had real control over your props. I wasn't keen on the butterfly lifts you could have had more extension in your back.'

Gardiner said: 'You have great characterisation. It was great to see a harder side to you. I thought you handled the cane very well, but there were moment the chair... Overall not bad, I was expecting more from you.'

Counsins added: 'The butterfly lifts were more like moths. You did a good job between maintaining control and working with Colin.'

Next to skate was TV presenter Jeff Brazier, 31, and Canadian partner Isabelle Gauthier, 30, to We Can Work It Out.


High jinks: Brazier performed a tricky lift as he suspends Gauthier above his head


The pair used a table and chairs as they acted out a scene of an arguing couple, receiving a total of 21.5.

After lifting Isabelle in the float spin lift, Brazier nearly fell over but managed to regain his composure just in time.

Cousins remarked: 'For every brilliant moment you had, there was something that went wrong that was very basic.'


Ballet on ice: Chloe Madeley started off her routine with a bit of stretching...


Gardiner said: 'It was very inconsistent performance, it didn't work. The bit at the beginning was supposed to be a domestic, but it was almost like two toddlers being pathetic around a table.'

Bunton disagreed: 'I loved the drama at the beginning.'

Receiving the trickiest props of the night was Chloe Madeley, 24, and French professional Michael Zenezini, 30, who had to skate to Rihanna's hit Only Girl In The World with a rope and hula hoop.


Talking point: Presenter Holly Willoughby - who is seven months pregnant - talks to the judging panel Gardiner, Robin Cousins and Emma Bunton


They were ecstatic after receiving 27.0 after picking up 9s from all three judges.
Week after week, you deliver. Good for you for being in that position to say bring it on, I'll give it a go.

Gardiner: 'I am incredibly proud of you, they were very tricky props. You worked with them beautifully. It's all credit down to what you've done and delivered tonight.'




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