Dancing On Ice shocker as Pamela Anderson is first voted out after stumbling during skate-off against Keith Chegwin

Voted off by the judges despite ending up third in the leaderboard with debut performance, with TV presenter Chegwin at the bottom

PUBLISHED: 21:04, 6 January 2013 | UPDATED: 21:50, 6 January 2013

It was a Dancing On Ice shocker as Pamela Anderson and Matt Evers were the first to be voted off the first live show of this year's series.

The Baywatch star and her American partner Matt failed to win over the judges after going head-to-head with Keith Chegwin and Olga Sharutenko in a skate off.

Although she had performed strongly in her first dance earlier on Sunday evening, the Canadian actress, 45, had a stumble during her second dance and nearly fell out of her dress.

Farewell: Pamela Anderson and her partner Matt Evers were the first to be voted off Dancing On Ice

Wardrobe malfunction: Pamela struggled to stay in her dress during the skate-off

Although she was in the top half of the leaderboard and Chegwin was at the bottom, her luck didn't translate to her second dance.

For the skate-off, Pamela performed another slow number to Sinead O'Connor's cover of Sacrifice, following her earlier skate to Emeli Sande's Read All About It.

After the dance, Pamela admitted she had struggled with her dress, with host Philip Schofield joking: 'If that happened earlier, you wouldn't be in the skate-off.'

TV presenter Chegwin, who was forced to quit last year's show after breaking his ribs, performed a new dance to O Fortuna after his earlier skate to D:ream's Things Can Only Get Better.

Graceful: Pamela had shown promise as a skater, but her mistake during the skate-off cost her a place in the next episode

Following the skate-off, it was up to the judges to decide their fate.

Karen Barber said: 'I'd like to save you both, but the best performance that time was Keith.'

Ashley Roberts agreed: 'Because of the stumbles I'm saving Keith.'

Jason Gardiner's third vote for Pamela meant head judge Robin Cousins' vote was essentially redundant: 'I'm saving Keith.'

Sad: Pamela didn't feel too confident about her chances after stumbling during the routine

Serious stuff: Keith Chegwin and Olga Sharutenko performed a dramatic sequence to O Fortuna

Pamela remained philosophical about it and apologised to her partner: 'Sad, it was really fun and now I know how to skate a little bit. I feel so sad, sorry Matt, I stumbled, I fell, my boobs fell out.'

Following their first performances earlier that evening, all the celebrity contestants had brand new dances ready for a potential skate-off.

Shayne Ward and Maria Fillipov were the first to find out they had survived another week, followed by Beth Tweddle and Dan Whiston.

Matt Lapinskas and Brianne Delcourt were ecstatic to find out they were through, followed by Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon.

Tension: Matt, Pamela, Keith and Olga wait for the judges to decide their fate

Shock: Samia Ghadie and Beth Tweedle react after hearing Pamela is voted off

Week one saw only half of the 12 celebrity contestants taking to the ice.

Lauren Goodger, Oona King, Gareth Thomas, Joe Pasquale, Anthea Turner and Luke Campbell and their partners will all skate for the first time next Sunday.

Sunday's live show marked the return of former judges Jason and Karen to the panel, as well the debut of former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, who spent years as a trained dancer before joining the girl group.

'Tentative and a few little stutters': Pamela let her nerves get the better of her during her performance

'Tentative and a few little stutters': Pamela let her nerves get the better of her during her first performance

Dancing On Ice Week 1 leaderboard

Matt Lapinskas and Brianne Delcourt: 24.0

Beth Tweddle and Daniel Whiston: 21.0

Pamela Anderson and Matt Evers: 18.5

Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon:17.5

Shayne Ward and Maria Fillipov: 16.0

Keith Chegwin and Olga Sharuntenko: 15.5

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