Lady Leshurr has narrowly missed a place in the Dancing On Ice finale next week, after losing in the semi-final skate-off to Colin Jackson.
The duo appeared alongside rivals Faye Brookes and Sonny Jay on Sunday night, hoping to secure themselves a spot in next weekend’s series finale.
Judges Ashley Banjo and John Barrowman opted to save Leshurr, but Jayne Torvill voted for Colin.
Near-miss! Lady Leshurr [L] has narrowly missed a place in the Dancing On Ice finale next week, after losing in the semi-final skate-off to Colin Jackson [R]
Christopher Dean was then tasked with making the final call, also choosing Colin and his partner Klabera Komini.
The 32-year-old rapper said: ‘I’m actually really happy. I love Colin, he’s always smiling and he’s so genuine, and I literally… I was shaking my head, I was like “Please not again guys, please don’t let us through!”
‘I genuinely want Colin [on the show]. I’ve had an amazing time.’
The show had kicked off earlier in the evening with a prop-themed routine, with Leshurr scoring 40/40 – the first perfect score of the 2021 season. She and pro Brendyn Hadfield were tasked with incorporating a chair into their routine – something they did expertly in the eyes of the judges.
Tears: Faye Brookes became emotional talking about her brother earlier in the show
Leshurr was so amazed with her score she fell to the ground. But this wasn’t enough to save her, it would seem.
She picked up an impressive 37 points for her personal routine, which was set to No-One by Alicia Keys and was dedicated to her sister, who passed away following a secret battle with cancer.
All four skaters impressed earlier in the show as they performed touching tributes to important people in their lives.
Faye and Sonny were seen breaking down talking about their loved ones ahead of their performances.
In their individual VTs, Faye and Sonny spoke about who they were dedicating their routines to – with Faye’s in honour of her younger…
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