CAPRICE ICED OUT OF DANCE FINALE

EXCLUSIVE

MODEL Caprice has been banned from the Dancing On Ice final.

After the star, 48, quit the show and publicly slated ITV, she was warned she is “not welcome” to return. Bosses plan to reunite all of this year’s celebrity skaters when the series reaches its climax next Sunday – except Caprice. A show insider said: “Producers want the final to be a celebration. There is so much planned for the big night. So the last thing they want is for the focus to be on Caprice. They don’t want her there.

“Her exit is not something they want to dwell on.

“So everyone will be back apart from her.”

Caprice emerged as an early favourite when Dancing On Ice

JOE Swash will perform in honour of his late dad on Dancing On Ice tonight.

The TV star was just 12 when beloved Ricky died from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.

The tribute will see him perform an emotional skate to Simply Red’s hit Stars.

Joe, 38, said: “This song holds a real special part in my heart because it was my mum and dad’s song.

“We used to go on these long holidays to France. We used to put the kicked off in January. But behind the scenes she was clashing with her skating partner Hamish Gaman, 36.

It eventually became so frosty they stopped working together and she pulled out of a live show at the last minute.

Even after she was given a new partner, Caprice was still unhappy and quit the show.

Insiders claimed she was a “diva” behind the scenes.

One said: “There have been a lot of rumours about what went on. Some say Caprice was difficult and others say Hamish was at fault.

“Either way, execs are keen to move on from the whole thing and focus on the contestants who’ve worked hard.”

Caprice broke her silence last week and claimed ITV fails to offer stars enough support.

She said: “There is no duty of care. It’s just thinking about other people, it’s just common decency.”

ITV sources insisted contestants have access to a psychologist and are offered counselling.