'Dancing On Ice': Gemma Collins' Skating Debut Was Suitably Ridiculous

The GC delivered, and then some.

The moment all Gemma Collins fans had been waiting for arrived on Sunday night, as she took to the ā€˜Dancing On Iceā€™ rink for the very first time ā€“ and boy, she did not disappoint.

The GC stole the show as she performed her first routine with partner Matt Evers to BeyoncĆ©ā€˜s ā€˜Crazy In Loveā€™, as the first set of six celebrities skated for the judges.

The self-proclaimed ā€˜TOWIEā€™ diva may not have been the best skater of the night, but what she lacked in ability, she made up for in enthusiasm, resulting in some truly brilliant moments of reality TV...

During her VT, she made it crystal clear she was not here to mess about

It's gonna be a pretty low key performance then @missgemcollins? šŸ˜‚ @TheMattEvers #DancingOnIce pic.twitter.com/MjEMxzvt8g

ā€” Dancing On Ice (@dancingonice) January 6, 2019

Then, as the performance got underway, she emerged from behind a load of feathers (how else?!)

returning to work after the christmas and new year break pic.twitter.com/PnwjgItJRl

ā€” Gemma Collins Memes (@GemmaReacts) January 6, 2019

Then there was a teddy bear roll which went into the splits (!)

Did you ever expect the GC to do the SPLITS!? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Iā€™m overwhelmed by the reaction, Thank you so much! I hope I proved a lot of people wrong tonight šŸ’–

Thank you for voting for me, I love you all!!! ā¤ļø @dancingonice ā›ø @itv pic.twitter.com/POs3yOMCru

ā€” Gemma Collins (@missgemcollins) January 6, 2019

There was also this excellent facial expression

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Then there was the moment she nearly came a cropper when she tried to do an impromptu hair flick. She later admitted her stumbled happened because sheā€™d got a little carried away with the music

She came. She saw. She did the splits! Super fun stuff from @missgemcollins šŸ˜#DancingOnIce @dancingonice pic.twitter.com/FNcMITXyiq

ā€” ITV (@ITV) January 6, 2019

As Gemma left the ice and headed backstage, she could quite audibly be heard celebrating while Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield tried to present their next link

Gemma screaming šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ I am done šŸ¤£ #DancingOnIce pic.twitter.com/vpZx1nWP4X

ā€” sį“œį“˜į“‡Ź€ į“›į“  (@superTV247) January 6, 2019

Then during the results, Gemma served up the ultimate reaction as she seemingly failed to understand she was safe from the dreaded skate-off

Her reaction was everything šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/GWC9rXvZNp

ā€” Gemma Collins Memes (@GemmaReacts) January 6, 2019

Stunning.

One person who was not a fan of herā€™s, though, was judge Jason Gardiner, who savaged Gemma in his critique.

He told her: ā€œYou talk a big talk but you donā€™t back it up. It reminded me of a French and Saunders parody. This was uncomfortable to watch. You havenā€™t got any technique.ā€

However, Gemma has lived to skate another day, although she will not be back on the ice for another two weeks, as Sundayā€™s show will see the remaining six celebrities perform for the first time.

One of them will then face former ā€˜Neighboursā€™ star Mark Little in the first skate-off of the series.

ā€˜Dancing On Iceā€™ continues on Sunday at 6pm on ITV.

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