A Dancing on Ice judge has been tipped to leave the show after the latest series.
The glitzy ITV show returned for its 16th series last month – fronted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. A brand new batch of famous faces have taken to the ice to show off their moves, including Amber Davies and Ryan Thomas.
Judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabus, Jayne Torville, and Christopher Dean have all headed back as well – to share their thoughts on the celebs. However, last week Ashley was replaced on the panel.
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The TV favourite has taken a break from the panel to head out on Diversity’s 55-date national tour. Instead of Ashley, it was Johnny Weir who sat in his seat at the judging table.
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Now, it’s been claimed that this series could actually be Ashley’s last. In an exclusive odds provided by Instant Casino, the bookies have him at odds of 4/6 to quit after this year.
Up next are Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean – both with odds of 5/1. Oti Mabuse is the least likely judge to leave – with bookings chalking her up at 8/1 to quit.
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An Instant Casino spokesperson said: “With Ashley Banjo currently taking a break from Dancing On Ice to tour with Diversity, he is odds-on at 4/6 to be the next judge to permanently leave the show. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean both trail at 5/1, while Oti Mabuse is 8/1 to go next.”
In other Dancing on Ice news, Greg Rutherford has spoken out after suffering a painful injury. The former track and field athlete, 37, who is partnered with professional Vanessa James, 36, future performances are in doubt after pulling his groin in training but he should be fine to appear on this weekend’s show.
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Greg appeared on Alexis Conran & Friends on Thursday (February 15) and opened up about being forced to retire due to injuries. He explained: “I’ll be retired now five years and my body isn’t what it once was anyway. And I had to retire due to injuries anyway. So it’s very tough.
“And the thing is, you never lose the mindset of what you have. So in training and everything else, you’ll always push yourself. But the problem is things like this then take place and then you deal with it again, which is less than ideal.” Alexis asked: “Are you worried it’s going to impact your journey in the show?”
Greg replied: “A little bit, yeah we’ll see, we’re having to push through to this weekend, I’m 100% going to be fine for the weekend. I just hope it doesn’t get any worse. If it doesn’t get any worse I’ll be fine.”
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