Sunday, January 13, 2013
Mr Nasty returns as Jason Gardiner dubs Lauren Goodger's Dancing On Ice debut as 'a walrus on ice'
It's only Week 2 and it looks like Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner is back to his Mr Nasty persona.
The choreographer gave a 3 to Lauren Goodger and her partner Michael Zenezini on Sunday's show, complaining their performance had 'all the sensuality of a walrus on ice'.
The former Only Way Is Essex star, 25, was incredibly nervous and had a further blow to her confidence during training when she suffered some falls during dress rehearsals.
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Tentative: Lauren Goodger's nerves hampered her debut performance with partner Michael Zenezini on Dancing On Ice on Sunday night
Mr Nasty is back: Jason Gardiner didn't mince his words during his critique of Lauren's performance
The tanning entrepreneur and the French champion were the second to skate, performing to Alicia Keys's single Girl On Fire
She ended up getting 4 from all the judges, except Jason, who gave her a 3, meaning she had a disappointing total of 15.0.
Jason said: 'There was no connection, no heart. There was no sensuality... it had the sensuality of a walrus on ice.
Not impressed: Lauren isn't too happy with her scores
Lacking confidence: Robin said Lauren relied too heavily on her partner
'This was a beautiful piece and you could have made a lot more with it. Very disappointing.'
Robin Cousins agreed the performance was lacking: 'You did the steps. But you did them as if you'd just been given them. A little tentative. There were limited steps.
'You have to be more confident and not rely on Michael. It was adequate. You need to own it.'
Lauren took the comments on board and admitted she was 'very, very nervous'.
No passion: Despite skating to Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire, the judges said Lauren's performance was lacking passion
Sensual? Lauren started and ended her performance lying on the ice
She said: 'I'm going to try my best and hope I'll be here for week 2. It's completely new. I don't want to go.'
Former rugby star Gareth Thomas was the first to skate with his partner Robin Johnstone, performed a rocky number to The Killers' All These Things That I've Done.
The judges with skating backgrounds both gave him high marks, while the dance judges weren't so flattering, leaving him with a total of 22.5.
Bringing the brawn: Gareth Thomas and partner Robin Johnstone performed a rocky number to The Killers' All These Things That I've Done
Head judge Robin said: 'That was strong, powerful, there was solo-skating, crossovers, footwear was absolutely correct. I have to give you the credit for what your feet were doing and as a partner with the lifts.'
However, Jason urged him to perform more: 'It wasn't a bad opening. I was expecting you to be a disaster because you were a rugby player. You moved very confidently on the ice.
'You had good speed. I'm not getting enough of the light and shade from you. You've got the makings of someone who will go far in the competition.'
'Strong and powerful': Gareth was praised for his skating skills, but lacking in performance
However, Jason's arch-rival Karen disagreed: 'I didn't feel that performance needed more light and shade. You performed it powerfully. There was a performance and there was that strength.'
Third to skate was comedian Joe Pasquale put on a flamboyant performance to Queen track Flash with his partner Vicky Ogden.
Towards the end of the dance, he attempted to do a pretend trip, but ended up slipping for real and ending up crashing on the stage.
Funnyman: Joe Pasquale put on a flamboyant performance to Queen track Flash with his partner Vicky Ogden
He ended up with a lowly 14.0, including a 2 from Jason.
Karen was blunt with her opinion: 'He works so hard every day and there's no natural ability. Ice and skates and Joe just makes us laugh. It was entertaining.'
Jason said: 'The only 10 you're going to hear from me is ten-tative. Everything looked like you were on the brink of falling over.
Joker: Joe ended up tripping up as he clambered up a platform at the end of his dance
'The only thing that was solid was the lift. Try and work on the technical aspects of this competition.'
Labour Party politician Oona King surprised viewers with her performance to Enough Is Enough with partner Mark Hanretty.
She proved to be a pretty competent skater, ending up with a total of 20.5 - meaning she was second on the leaderboard.
Getting political: Labour Party politician Oona King surprised viewers with her performance to Enough Is Enough with partner Mark Hanretty
A natural: Oona was praised by Robin Cousins for her 'natural instinct with the skating'
However, Jason was harsh with his score of 3.5, explaining: 'The arms looked like they were bringing in a plane. I wanted to see a little more sassiness. With your entrances and exits, you need to take care.'
However, head judge Robin disagreed: 'The skating is more than there. There is a natural instinct with the skating. There is a softness about your core. Fantastic.'
The six celebrities skated for the first time on Sunday after Pamela Anderson was the first to be voted off last week.
She performed along with Samia Ghadie, Matt Lapskinkas, Beth Tweddle, Keith Chegwin and Shayne Ward and their partners in Week 1, who briefly performed in a group dance at the beginning of the episode.
That's ice! The celebrities and their partners joined Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean for a group dance
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