Having taken a brave risk on this week’s show, Sharron paid the price when she ended up bottom of the scoreboard and the judges unanimously saved her opponent in the skate off, Emily Atack. As a 47 year old former athlete, Davies’ body is not what it once was; she suffers from an old swimming injury to her shoulder which she says was aggravated by last week’s routine, which was faster than what she had experienced previously. When Torvill and Dean confronted her with more speedy choreography, Davies stood her ground and chose a slower song and routine for her performance on Sunday night.
Her decision was severely criticised by reputably unpleasant judge Jason Gardiner, who called her a “spoilt brat” and branded her rejection of Torvill and Dean’s routine a “disgrace”. This is, however, the same judge who compared one of Davies’ previous routines to “faecal matter” and spurred an investigation by TV watchdog Ofcom into whether he had breached acceptable standards with his remarks.
Having competed in the skate off with Davies, Emily Atack is leading the odds on the next celebrity to be eliminated in spite of achieving her highest score so far in Sunday night’s show after getting a little advice from superstar Alexandra Burke, performing to her single Bad Boys. It was called her best routine by the judges and they consider her to be improving; however, with odds of 13/8 on her being the next to leave from BetFred, it may be that she just hasn’t climbed quickly enough to the standard required.
However, Danny Young received a lower score than Atack from the judges on Sunday, although he was not in the skate off, perhaps saved by his cheeky attitude which judge Emma Bunton was pleased to see returning. He was criticised for being too slow and not stringing the elements of his routine together smoothly enough. Bookies BlueSQ and 888Sport offer the same odds for Young as for Atack, at 6/4.