Amber Davies tops Dancing On Ice leaderboard without any solo skating, leaving fans disappointed: “Unfair!”

Dancing On Ice fans were left disappointed after Amber Davies dominated the leaderboard with the highest score of 34.

The Love Island favourite, 27, took to the ice rink alongside her pro partner Simon Proulx-Sénécal with a Cha-Cha routine during Sunday’s episode.

Amber was the fourth contestant to perform, where she was thrown high and  masterfully completed a string of complicated lifts – yet fans were less than impressed with the result.

Host Holly Willoughby exclaimed: ‘You’ve done it again, that was bold, are you always that brave the things you are going out there is incredible’.

Amber, who looked sensational in a skimpy and sparkly flamenco frock, giggled: ‘I am a bit of a daredevil’.

Viewers of the hit ITV skating show were left fuming, with many claiming Amber’s routine was ‘good, but not that good’ – and were quick to point out she didn’t do any solo skating.

Others expressed their disappointment with the judges’ choice, remarking contestants like Ryan Thomas and Ricky Norwood challenged themselves into much more solo skating routine – contrary to the Love Island star.

Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – viewers didn’t shy away from sharing their opinions. 

‘HOW can they score Ryan lower than Amber?! Skated the whole time on his own, very well too. Amber didn’t leave go of her partners hand once. Judging is shite this year #DancingOnIce,’ said one.

A second echoed and added: ‘It’s crazy how Amber is at the top of the score board with 34.0. She didn’t skate once on her own and the others were way better than her routine. She’s from an itv show why am I not surprised? #DancingOnIce.’

‘I really love Amber & that was a great performance, but I’m struggling to understand how they can score her that high when she didn’t let go of Simon’s hand the entire time? Surely she needs to be skating a bit on her own #DancingOnIce,’ penned another person.

A fourth user poked fun and said: ‘How to get the highest score on #DancingOnIce 1. Don’t let go of your partner 2. Stumble several times Worked well for Amber.’

‘How can they score Ryan the same as Amber ?!!? He skated alone and did lifts, she got pushed around! #DancingOnIce Not right,’ commented furious another viewer.

A fan rooted for Ricky, saying: ‘#DancingOnIce thought Ricky deserved higher score he did a lot of skating on his own – I appreciate lifts take some work but amber barely skated in comparison.’

‘#Dancingonice I’ve just made an appointment for the opticians… I think I must have missed something. Amber was good… but not that good. There was no solo skating and she got the highest score… how??? why???,’ commented another one.

‘#DancingOnIce amber gets the highest score for holding on to her partner through the whole routine. Pss take. #fixingonice,’ said disappointed another viewer.

Meanwhile, some other fans run into Amber’s defence, praising her ‘insane’ performance.

‘YASSSSSS top of the score board you were absolutely insane #dancingonice,’ gushed one person.

Another user commented: ‘I give Amber and Simon 7.0. The lines you create are absolutely gorgeous; you are so nimble, so musical. My score could’ve been higher, but honestly, I wanted more solo skating. But brilliant for sure! #DancingOnIce #DOI.’

‘#dancingonice Amber excellent and worthy score and music matched the dance,’ said a third person thrilled.

Claire Sweeney became the latest star to leave the series after landing in the dreaded skate off with Lou Sanders on the last episode.

The soap star, 52, despite dislocating her rib during rehearsals had taken to the rink for a burlesque themed performance as she skated and sung live. 

Following the skate off off judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabus, Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean announced they wanted to save the ‘strongest skater’.

The Corrie actress had been critiqued earlier in the show for spending too much time off the ice during lifts. 

The jam packed packed show also featured a shocking twist as host Holly announced there would be a shock double eviction next week. 

Claire gushed about her ‘incredible’ time in the competition and how proud she was to have eight-year-old son Jaxon in the audience. 

Adele Roberts kicked off the show, which saw contestants perform dances from the world, as she took to the rink for a charleston inspired routine with pro partner Mark Hanretty.

The former DJ, who donned a 1920s inspired ensemble, earned an impressive 30 out of a possible 40 as all four judges awarded her 7.5 points.

Full of compliments Oti gushed: ‘I loved it, what a brilliant  way to open the show’.

While Christopher added: ‘I‘m impressed with the volume of steps and the speed of steps, nobody else can do that!’.

Next Made In Chelsea’s Miles Nazaire was thrown from his comfort zone as he and Vanessa Bauer performed a ballet on the ice, which earned him 30.5 points for his efforts. 

Miles earned the highest score of the series so far, with judge Ashley commenting on his amazing skills despite having no professional dance training.

Meanwhile Chris said: ‘Who knew there was a [Rudolf] Nureyev lurking inside there?’.

As Miles looked on confused the judge informed him: ‘He was a very famous ballet dancer’.

Next up was Lou after last week’s viewers once again claimed she had been intentionally under marked by the judges and branded the series a fix.

The comedian looked gorgeous as she took to the rink in a feathered frock with pro partner Brendyn Hatfield.

Oti scored a respectable 6.5 followed by Ashley, Christopher and Jayne who all gave the funny woman a 6, earning her 24.5  – her highest mark in the competition so far. 

Touching on the points drama Ashley said: ‘Credit, where credit is due, you really deserve your high score, it was really beautiful to watch’. 

While Oti added: ‘Keep it up because you are now officially on the right path!’. 

Ricky Norwood brushed off reports he threatened to quit following a furious argument with pro partner Annette Dytrt as performed a traditional German Schuhplattler, complete with lederhosen.

Despite the routine which featured a yodelling version of YMCA was a huge hit with the studio audience it scored a disappointing 23.5 out of 40. 

As the crowd booed Holly did remind the former EastEnders actor that it was his highest score in the competition so far. 

Jayne told the actor:  ‘I didn’t think it would work but it did and it had me smiling, you improves so much from last week’.