Lemar’s ice show fall guy
SINGER Lemar was finally booted off Dancing On Ice last night after yet another week in the skate-off.
The star, 39, got his marching orders following a skate-off with ex-Byker Grove star Donna Air.
Judges Jason Gardiner, Ashley Banjo and Jayne Torvill voted to save Donna, with Christopher Dean saying that he would have made the same choice.
Asked about being a regular in the skate-off, Lemar joked: “It’s just like you’ve got to perform twice a week, so this is good.”
He added: “You can only do your best. We had a hard week this week, plagued with quite a bit of injuries.
“It’s fun to dance again with this one. She’s put in so much effort,” he said of partner Melody Le Moal.
Lemar and Melody appeared to have a tumble right at the end of their skate-off routine.
Presenter Phillip Schofield said: “You confused us a bit at the end there!”, with co-host Holly Willoughby adding: “Was that meant to happen?”
Donna and her partner Mark Hanretty were praised for the judges for their “control and elegance”.
Next week, there will be a double elimination with two couples leaving the competition for the first time.
Lemar replaced Monty Panesar on the ITV show after the ex-cricketer was injured in training.