It kicked off earlier this year between Jason and Gemma and it looks as though the drama wasn't left behind with the sparkles
Jason Gardiner has confirmed he has quit Dancing on Ice following his infamous row with Gemma Collins that resulted it in him being branded a 'bully'.
If you cast your mind back to earlier this year, the drama kicked off when Gemma left the first live show early because she was 'bored'. Holly Willoughby then spoke out and branded the reality star as 'unprofessional' and then Jason called her a 'lazy' and a 'brat'.
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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.
After the TOWIE star accused Jason of selling stories about her (dramz) there were reports that he was preparing to sue her for defamation and then Gemma slammed the Dancing on Ice judge on Instagram following claims that he compared her to a fridge.
Now Jason, who has been a judge since the show began in 2006, has revealed on Instagram that he has decided to quit.
He explained: "After all these years I feel it's time for me to say goodbye to my judging role and return to things I have been putting on hold and have been on the back burner for a while.
"To all of my DOI fans I really thank you for your support and encouragement over the years, I know we've gone through some controversies and I'm glad you got my unique judging style and honestly."
Jason has appeared on every series expect in 2012 when he was replaced by Louis Spence. After the show returned from a four-year break in 2018 he was the only original judge to make a comeback.
Lots of his fans were devastated at his announcement, with one person writing: "Sad news 😞 DOI won’t be the same without you but good luck with your next adventure 🍀".
Someone else said: "It wont be the same without you".
Another commented: "Ah no that is so sad, not sure it will be the same without you! Wishing you all the best for your next chapter 💕💕".
And one wrote: "Will not be the same without you . So gutted you were my fav and honest judge . Good luck 💙"
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Earlier this month, there were reports that Jason was leaving the show and when Gemma was asked about it on Good Morning Britain, she appeared to be over the moon at the news.
"Hallelujah! Let's be fair, he only works twice a year in TV – Dancing on Ice and panto.
"Would we miss him this year? Hell no."
She then reflected on their row and said: "You can criticise someone but you don’t have to get personal, especially with mental health now and bullying.
"So yeah, Hallelujah! This is great news."