Mikey & Mel tackled a Wild West themed routine, set to the classic Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash, in last night’s Dancing on Ice.

After a training session at a local line dancing club, Mikey and Mel were all set for the routine and even had the outfits to match.

Mikey clearly enjoyed the routine and added his usual cheeky humour and the pair were given a score of 18.5, matching last week’s score.

Angela Rippon was one of the low scoring judges and wasn’t popular with the studio audience. She said:

‘I’d have liked you to have give more. There wasn’t enough “yee-ha”. It was a lacklustre performance, I wanted to see more character.’

But Karen Barber came to Mikey and Mel’s rescue as she told them:

‘That was a fun routine, it showed personality, but you have to up your game a bit.’

Jason Gardiner was supportive and encouraging saying:

‘You’re not afraid to be idiotic on the ice, you have fun and you’re uninhibited. But you lose focus at times, I can see it when your thought process catches up with you.’

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