Kevin Kilbane avoided getting the boot on Dancing On Ice 2020 yesterday, after finding himself in the skate-off with partner and girlfriend, Brianne Delcourt. However, the couple were saved by the panel over Lucrezia Millarini and Brendyn Hatfield.
The newsreader, 43, has since spoken out to defend her rival and former professional footballer, 42.
Taking to Twitter today, she said she had heard “a lot of people” saying she should have been the one that was saved.
However, the ITV News favourite told her 12,000 followers that the “lovely” sportsman also deserved to stay in the competition.
Lucrezia urged him to make her proud when he takes to rink once again this weekend with Brianne, 38.
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Christopher Dean said that while both couples “fought hard”, he should stay after channeling Fred Astaire’s Cheek to Cheek with his girlfriend.
Lucrezia said afterwards that Dancing On Ice had been the “strangest, craziest” experience of her life.
She told hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield it had been “so much fun”.
It was Perri Kiely and Vanessa Bauer who came out on top as they received a series high score of 32 – and a standing ovation from the panel – for their Lion King routine.
The pro was making her return to the ice after missing last week’s show following a nasty fall.
Meanwhile, Caprice did not appear on the programme after it was announced that she and her partner Hamish Gaman had “parted ways”, but was expected to return next week.
The eventful instalment saw Phillip, 57, also have to apologise after Maura Higgins appeared to utter a swear word.
Dancing On Ice continues Sunday at 6pm on ITV.
