Joe hails ice-cool contenders
STRICTLY champion Joe McFadden has revealed his time on the show has given him a new sympathy for the contestants on Dancing on Ice.
The Scot defeated Debbie McGee and Alexandra Burke to lift the glitterball trophy in the grand final.
Holby City star McFadden said: “I have a new appreciation for how hard it is. I know how nerve-wracking it is being pushed out in front of all those people and not really being sure of what you’re doing but having to appear confident and having to be entertaining.”
His professional partner, Katya Jones, with whom he will reunite for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour, added: “I was watching and I was so impressed.
“I was like, ‘Candice (Brown) is doing amazing’, and then when they did the scores, she got the lowest marks. But I was impressed because I can’t even stand on the ice.
“For them to be able to come out and do this routine on ice, not just on the floor...”
McFadden backed Olympic athlete Perri Shakes-Drayton to win, saying: “She’s the one to watch I think and even some of the boys were good.
“Just getting out there (is hard). I take my hat off to people who just manage to go out there because your instinct is to run for the hills.”