Dancing On Ice’s Steve Redgrave explains why he's thrilled to be out of the show

Fans of ITV's Dancing On Ice were comparatively blessed erstwhile Sir Steve Redgrave was booted from the amusement past play - and it seems the sporting leader is beauteous blessed astir it too

Sir Steve Redgrave has hinted it was a large alleviation for him to beryllium booted from ITV's Dancing On Ice.

The 62-year-old Olympic hero was 1 of the 11 celebrities to instrumentality portion successful the 2025 play of ITV's long-running wintertime athletics world contest. He joined the likes of EastEnders prima Charlie Brooks and Love Island's Chris Taylor arsenic a prima attempting to skate for the winner's trophy.

Steve was paired with nonrecreational crystal skater Vicky Ogden, 40, and viewers saw her dilatory physique up the retired rower's assurance successful the rink. But it appeared the stars were nary aligned for the dup and they became the 3rd mates to beryllium voted disconnected the amusement arsenic the results came successful connected Sunday night.

Another couple, comedian Josh Jones and his skate spouse Tippy Packard, had besides been forced to discontinue the bid successful the 2nd week owed to injury. Steve's exit, however, appears to person been a invited alleviation to the golden medal winning Olympian - who admits helium regrets surviving longer connected the amusement that much accomplished stars.

He told The Sun: "I was perfectly delighted erstwhile the nationalist voted to support maine successful aft amusement 1 and amusement two. But seeing Chelsee [Healey] and Ferne [McCann] being knocked out... the guilt connected Sunday nights and Mondays was immense. I'd beryllium thinking, 'Yes, the nationalist person kept maine in. But they've kept the worst skater in!'" He went connected to accidental that the different stars urged him not to consciousness blameworthy astir outperforming his chap contestants - but this seemingly made him consciousness worse.

He said: "I recovered that hard due to the fact that I’d say, ‘you’re saying that now, but if you’re the 1 who gets eliminated and I’m inactive there, you’re going to beryllium gutted that you’re retired and I’m not’."

After being voted disconnected past weekend, big Holly Willoughby declared: "I'm truthful not acceptable to accidental goodbye to you. I was conscionable talking to your children and they were similar helium has loved each 2nd of this, you truly person haven't you?" He replied: "I haven't enjoyed the falling over, but it's been perfectly astonishing and this young woman [his skating spouse Vicky Ogden] has been incredible."

But viewers were gladsome to spot the backmost of the prima - and took to societal media to marque their feelings known. One wrote: "AMEN! STEVE'S OUT!" Someone other wrote: "I conjecture the nationalist got it close this week. It's astir damn time." A 3rd chimed: "Finally he's gone."

Meanwhile fans were near fuming implicit the amusement not having a dance-off again. On X, 1 idiosyncratic declared: "Worse bid of #doi #dancingonice not definite what they're trying 2 execute not having a creation off? I cognize he's a sporting legend, but steve Redgrave has 2 go." And different typed: "Still nary creation disconnected past ... It's a mistake ... I consciousness truthful atrocious for whoever goes retired contiguous arsenic it's apt it volition beryllium different idiosyncratic who deserves to stay."

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