Dr Hilary Jones, at home medical expert, made his final sweep around the ITV1’s Dancing on Ice rink on Sunday but was sadly voted off by the panel, who favoured Danny Young, former Coronation Street actor.

Judge and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton rather scathingly said the competition could not start while Dr Hilary was still in it, but the doc was gracious in defeat. He said in an interview with the website Digital Spy: ‘I shall miss all the guys and gals. It's a great crowd and we are really fond of each other.

There's no sense of competition, which I found very refreshing. So yes, there is sadness, but there's also relief. I think I came as far as I could and the others are clearly better skaters. I was relieved to get my life back because this show is a 24/7 job.


To read our exclusive interview with Dr Hilary click here