{"id":285653,"date":"2011-03-01T13:23:24","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T13:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/01\/dancing-on-ice-2011-jason-gardiner-slams-viewers-for-sympathy-votes-after-vanilla-ice-is-booted-off-the-show\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T13:23:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T13:23:24","slug":"dancing-on-ice-2011-jason-gardiner-slams-viewers-for-sympathy-votes-after-vanilla-ice-is-booted-off-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/01\/dancing-on-ice-2011-jason-gardiner-slams-viewers-for-sympathy-votes-after-vanilla-ice-is-booted-off-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing On Ice 2011: Jason Gardiner slams viewers for sympathy votes after Vanilla Ice is booted off the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"113.145493178\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Georgina+Littlejohn\" rel=\"nofollow\">Georgina Littlejohn<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 1:23 PM on 1st March 2011<\/p>\n<p>Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has slammed viewers of the show for putting contestants through on sympathy votes.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken choreographer hit out at the voting public after Vanilla Ice was voted off ahead of fellow celebrity contestants Johnson Beharry and Denise Welch.<\/p>\n<p>Gardiner said the rapper &#8211; real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle &#8211; was &#8216;much better&#8217; than the other two and blamed the viewers for putting him and Laura Hamilton, who topped the leaderboard last week, in the skate-off.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b27478ee549_468x658.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"658\" alt=\"Shock exit: Vanilla Ice and his skating partner Katie Stainsby were voted off Dancing On Ice this weekend which judge Jason Gardiner blamed the viewers for\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shock exit: Vanilla Ice and his skating partner Katie Stainsby were voted off Dancing On Ice this weekend which judge Jason Gardiner blamed the viewers for<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> And he said the viewers&#8217; voting was &#8216;frustrating&#8217; for the judges who were left to make &#8216;soul destroying&#8217; decisions about contestants they want to keep in.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Sun, he said: &#8216;It does a real disservice to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It really angers me that people like Denise and Johnson are getting through on sympathy votes or popularity when we&#8217;re losing someone who really should not have left.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0c3f9dde971_468x480.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Gracious in defeat: Vanilla Ice was resigned to his fate after he was voted out unanimously by the judges\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gracious in defeat: Vanilla Ice was resigned to his fate after he was voted out unanimously by the judges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cbacbcbd719_468x302.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"302\" alt=\"Seductive: Vanilla Ice and partner Katie Stainsby performed a sexy Flamenco to Justin Timberlake's Like I Love You\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seductive: Vanilla Ice and partner Katie Stainsby performed a sexy Flamenco to Justin Timberlake&#8217;s Like I Love You<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a crying shame he did. he&#8217;s so much better than those two.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>And he hit out at the viewers again for wanting a &#8216;mediocre&#8217; outcome to the ice skating talent show.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old added: &#8216;If viewers want a lacklustre, mediocre, less-than-average final, they should keep voting for Johnson and Denise.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Denise, who scored just 14.5 and was told that her routine was as<br \/>\npainful as &#8216;an MRI scan&#8217; by Gardiner, and Johnson, who received the same<br \/>\nscore, are safe to skate again next week.<\/p>\n<p>But the judges were left aghast when Vanilla Ice, who scored 21.5, and Laura, who got 24.5, were given the lowest votes.<\/p>\n<p>Gardiner said: This is where it gets heartbreaking for us. It&#8217;s frustrating when we don&#8217;t want either of them to go.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dbc6f4eb396_468x294.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"294\" alt=\"Soul-destroying: Gardiner blamed the public for leaving the judges to vote between two of the strongest performers\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soul-destroying: Gardiner blamed the public for leaving the judges to vote between two of the strongest performers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8f0b841e182_468x368.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"368\" alt=\"High score: But her mark of 24.5 wasn't enough for the public to put Laura Hamilton in the skate-off\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>High score: But her mark of 24.5 wasn&#8217;t enough for the public to put Laura Hamilton in the skate-off<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> And he said he thinks that TV presenter Laura was voted into the skate-off because she&#8217;s not as well known as the other celebrities, despite her outstanding routines and high marks week in week out.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;If we lost her, we&#8217;d end up with a clear frontrunner, Sam Attwater.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t want that &#8211; I want them neck-and neck all the way to the final. It will be thrilling.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6972ca49362_468x438.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Safe: Johnson Beharry VC and partner Jodeyne Higgins were kept in by the public despite being told they had no chemistry\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Safe: Johnson Beharry VC and partner Jodeyne Higgins were kept in by the public despite being told they had no chemistry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b3eb9a72618_468x437.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"437\" alt=\"MRI scan: Denise Welch performed a Carnival-style Brazilian Samba with Matt Evers which kept her in despite being told the routine was 'painful'\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MRI scan: Denise Welch performed a Carnival-style Brazilian Samba with Matt Evers which kept her in despite being told the routine was &#8216;painful&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b27478ee549_468x658-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1361731\/Dancing-On-Ice-2011-Jason-Gardiner-slams-viewers-sympathy-votes-Vanilla-Ice-booted-show.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Dancing On Ice 2011: Jason Gardiner slams viewers for sympathy votes after Vanilla Ice is booted off the show\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dancing On Ice 2011: Jason Gardiner slams viewers for sympathy votes after Vanilla Ice is booted off the show<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 1:23 PM on 1st March 2011 Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner has slammed viewers of the show for putting contestants through on sympathy votes. 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