Dancing On Ice's controversial judge Jason Gardiner has been forced to defend himself on Good Morning Britain after the presenters accused him of bullying
Look, we know that on every panel of every talent show, there's got to be a baddie who gives out the harsh truths and brings contestants back down to earth with a bump.
Even if they seem to be being a bit mean, these things need to be said, don't they?
So when Jason Gardiner is a little bit short with the Dancing On Ice contestants, we know it's just because he's trying to get them to improve - albeit a bit dramatically.
GALLERY: Can you remember every single Dancing On Ice winner from the very beginning...
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1 of 12Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
2 of 12Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
3 of 12Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
4 of 12Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
5 of 12Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
6 of 12Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
7 of 12Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
8 of 12Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
9 of 12Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
10 of 12Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
11 of 12James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board. Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
12 of 12Joe Swash, 2020
Joe Swash and Alex Murphy took home the 2020 trophy, despite Diversity's Peri Kiely being the bookies favourite since the beginning of the competition.However, it wasn't all plain sailing for Joe throughout the competition. Not only did he find himself at the bottom of the leaderboard in week three and have an ear infection, he also had to swap professional dance partners after Alexandra Schauman fell and injured herself during rehearsals, forcing her to drop out of the show.
However, during his appearance on Good Morning Britain earlier today, Jason was backed into a corner by presenter Kate Garraway who accused him of BULLYING the contestants.
Jason, who has spoken out about his traumatic childhood and was bullied for his sexuality, was verbally attacked by Kate who said his comments were "cruel" and "evil."
She said: "Why are you so direct? Let's call it that if you don't like the word cruel. One of the interesting things about you is that you've had tough times personally yourself; in school you were bullied, you had a lot of problems coming to terms with your sexuality and how people treated you over that.
"So you know what it's like to be picked on. How do you look at those comments and think that's different?"
Poor Jason was visibly shocked and hurt by what she'd said, replying: "That's very controversial because actually what you're saying is that I am picking on people and that you're likening what I do to bullying."
Kate then retorted: "Well, some people might look at it and think that, but you've obviously decided it's not in your head, so perhaps explain it to us."
WOW.
Jason defended himself, saying: "I'm there to give a critique based on my expertise and I have 10 seconds to make a point. Now, if I were to sit there and spout technical jargon, it's lost on the contestant but it's also lost on the home viewer.
"These are people that are novices. They have no performance experience whatsoever. I have to make a point and I have to get it into their heads. And do you know what? Whether you agree with what I do, it gets results – you know, they do improve.
"I think I am very balanced and very fair. I'm impartial."
People took to Twitter to blast what Kate had said, backing Jason.
Jason himself them took to Twitter to thank viewers for their support, writing: "Really touched by the support I am receiving after @GMB tried to brand me cruel, evil & bullying.
"None of the celebs who are paid to do @dancingonice feel mentally or physically harmed by my judging. I know the public gets it. @kategarraway clearly has never been bullied."
He also replied to another person's tweet, saying: "Clearly she has never been a victim of bullying that leaves u wanting to end your life. I was brutally attacked daily &stabbed as a teen for being gay.
"What lovely heteronormative, middle-class lives they must live if "bland" is a cruel, evil, bullying word. #RealityCheck."
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