The battle is on! Dancing On Ice heats up as five stars are given immunity after skating duels...while the others face the public vote
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After the first round of Dancing On Ice, which saw both Pamela Anderson and Lauren Goodger hang up their skates, the competition was well and truly on as the stars went head-to-head during Sunday night's duel show.
While Anthea Turner, Matt Lapinskas, Samia Ghadie, Keith Chegwin and Beth Tweddle were saved by the judges, the remaining contestants faced the public vote.
After five 'duel' performances, it was Gareth Thomas, Shayne Ward, Oona King, Luke Campbell and Joe Pasquale who came out bottom.
'Brokeback on ice': Gareth Thomas and Matt Lapinskas both wowed the judges with their duel routine
In a change from last week, the couple's skated in joint routines, pitching their skating skills against each other.
Skating first was former EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas, who was squaring up to rugby legend Gareth Thomas, both hoping to be saved from immunity.
Although Gareth took a few tumbles during training, he got to grips with the rodeo -tyle skating routine, wearing a fetching cowboy hat and tight leather waistcoat after admitting that he didn't mind being the underdog.
The pair were praised by all four judges for the fun routine, with former Pusscat Doll Ashley Roberts saying: 'That was so fun and an exciting way to open the show; you were both amazing.'
Robin Cousins also admitted that he enjoyed the performance: 'I loved it, I thought it was great energy from both of you. Gareth you have great, clean footwork. Matt, fantastic, but keep the feet clean.'
Face-off: The pair both impressed the panel, but it was Matt who came out on top
Cowboy style: Gareth wore a cowboy hat and tight leather waistcoat for his joint skating routine
The heat is on: The pair, who referred to themselves as 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' gave a impressive performance
Unanimous: The judges all voted to save Matt, meaning that Gareth faced the public vote
Jason Gardiner critisied the lack of rivalry between the pair, prompting Matt to say: 'It was hard. We were like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.'
'More like Brokeback on ice,' quipped Jason.
Unfortunately for the Welshman, the judges unanimously voted to save Matt, meaning that Gareth faced the public vote, despite the amount of praise from the panel.
Samia Ghardie, skating with partner Sylvain Longchambon, then went head-to-head with Olympic boxer Luke Campbell, despite the fact that she'd injured her ribs in rehearsals.
On form: After injuring her ribs, Samia was back up and skating in time for Sunday's show
Red hot: Samia and Sylvain both impressed with their routine to 'This is Love'
Red hot: Samia and Sylvain both impressed with their routine to 'This is Love'
Mixed opinions: The judges all enjoyed Samia's performance but had mixed opinions when it came to Luke's
Competition is on: Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley looked smart as they introduced the skaters
The soap star battled through the pain to perform and skated around the rink with apparent ease to 'This Is Love', with the support of her professional partner.
'Luke; strong, powerful and in control. Samia, where did that little minx come from? Brilliant from both of you,' said head judge Robin.
'Samia, you really stepped it up tonight, and your lines have improved so much. But Luke, it was Olympically bad,' said Jason.
'Did you enjoy it? Well tell your face. Your face was dead,' the contentious judge added.
Unsurprisingly after the comments, Samia was given immunity and sent automatically through to next week's show, while boxer Luke went on to face the public vote.
Beth Tweddle, who had been rushed to hospital with a stomach bug just hours before, pulled through to skate against Oona King.
Heat is on: Beth Tweddle faced Oona King in their duel routine, dressed in bright pink and orange
Not impressed: Oona failed to impress Jason and didn't receive any votes to be saved from immunity
Heating up: Despite being ill just hours before, Beth impressed the judges, while Oona was criticised for her lack of emotion
Flying high: Both Oona and Beth performed the same routine, but the judges were unanimous about who skated better
'Amazing, absolutely amazing, well done for being here Beth,' said Karen.
'Baroness, that's a fitting title for you because that duel was baron of any attack or conviction,' said a catty Jason of Oona's performance.
But he had a different opinion of Beth's skate: 'Beth, you should be sick more often because that was much stronger than last week,' he said.
Robin agreed with fellow judge Jason when it came Oona's routine: 'Oona you need a bit of fire, but you didn't want it to be just nice.'
It was another clean sweep on the judging panel, as all four judges chose to save Beth, meaning that Oona's place on the show was in jeopardy.
Squaring up: Anthea Turner and Shayne Ward were pitted against each other for their routine
Fighting to stay: The panel were unanimous once again, saving underdog Anthea
Turning it around: Anthea improved on last week, when she was in the bottom two
Anthea Turner, who found herself in the skate-off last week, squared up to singer Shayne Ward in a battle to keep her place.
Both dressed in silver, they gave viewers a more sedate dance, resulting in some critisim from the panel.
'Better posture awareness,' said Jason of Shayne's skate. 'But I'm not getting enough of an emotional connection to the choreography.'
'Anthea you have such beautiful grace out there. However, once you get onto the ice it's not as confident as when you're off the ice,' he added.
'I really wanted to see that x factor and commitment to the lyrics,' said Ashley, speaking to Shayne.
Surprisingly, there was another clean sweep as underdog Anthea got four votes to stay in the competition, while Shayne needed public votes to be saved form the skate-off.
Comedy on the rink: Keith Chegwin and Joe Pasquale wore matching shirts for their routine
What a performance: Keith gives it his all on the ice, getting unanimous votes from the judges
Evenly pitted were TV stars Keith Chegwin and Joe Pasquale, who wore identical pink, frilly shirts for their skating duel.
The light-hearted routine, which ended in an affectionate hug, was praised by the judges for its comedic value.
'You're like the skating Laurel and Hardy ,' said Jason. 'Keith - you have the moves of Homer Simpson, but also the likeability.'
'I tried to bring a bit of James Brown, but I'm afraid I was more Gordon Brown,' said Joe of his skate.
Keith swept the board after all judges voted to give him immunity, while Joe ended up facing the public vote.
Having a laugh: Ashley Roberts sees the funny side of the pair's skate
Good friends: There's no rivalry between the comic TV pair after their skate
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