Matt Richardson skates away from Dancing On Ice

Matt Richardson’s stint on Dancing On Ice has proved to be very short-lived.

The comedian was voted off the ITV show last night, just days after replacing comedian Rufus Hound.
Richardson and his partner Vicky Ogden came bottom of the leaderboard with 23.5 points out of a possible 40.

They then competed in the skate off against Colin Jackson and his partner Klabera Komini – and all four  judges voted against the newcomer.

After being eliminated, Richardson said: ‘I am quite relieved. This is the most horrifying and terrifying and fear-inducing thing I have ever done.

The whole experience has been amazing. Training to skate, being a stand-in was amazing because everyone was doing the TV bit, I didn’t have to do any of that. I was very happy.

‘But it has been great. Vicky has been phenomenal. I have loved skating with her.’

Richardson, 29, had been training as an understudy throughout the series but admitted he didn’t find it easy, saying: ‘When I’m skating, I look like a drunk giraffe.’

Hound was forced to leave Dancing On Ice after he tested positive for coronavirus for the second time. He had also been criticised by the tabloids for some  ill-advised tweets in his past, including sharing a conspiracy theory that the timing of the Manchester suicide bombings  ‘seems fortunate for [Theresa] May… as Labour are making progress.’

Published: 8 Feb 2021