Torvill and Dean under fire from angry Dancing On Ice fans

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are feeling the heat as Dancing On Ice fans turn on them

They may be British ice skating legends - not to mention Gold Medal Olympians! - but Torvil and Dean are going to work a lot harder if they want to win over Dancing On Ice fans.

Because following Sunday night's show - the third in the new series - a number of viewers took to Twitter to slam the judges.

GALLERY: How many of these previous Dancing On Ice winners do you remember?

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Dancing On Ice Winners - Stacked

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Gaynor 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.

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Kyran 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.

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Suzanne 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.

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Ray Quinn - 2009 & 2014

X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.

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Hayley Tamaddon - 2010

Corrie and_**_ Emmerdale actress Hayley won with second-time winner Daniel Whiston, beating Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy to the top spot. She also made it to the final of the returners' show in 2014, finishing second to Ray Quinn.

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Sam 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.

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Matthew 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...

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Beth 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 EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.

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Jake Quickenden - 2018

Former The X Factor star Jake Quickenden was the clear winner for the revived series of Dancing On Ice in 2018, winning the show with his partner Vanessa Bauer.

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James Jordan - 2019

Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan swapped the ballroom for the ice in 2019, and he showed off his amazing moves alongside skating partner Alexandra Schauman. James beat Love Island star Wes Nelson and former X Factor contestant Saara Aalto in the final.

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Joe Swash - 2020

Perhaps the most surprising result in Dancing On Ice history! Joe Swash and his pro partner Alex Murphy were crowned the 2020 winners beating Diversity star Perri Kiely in the final.

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Sonny Jay - 2021

After the most chaotic series in Dancing On Ice history, which saw five celebs have to quit the show, Sonny Jay was crowned the winner ahead of Colin Jackson and Corrie actress Faye Brookes.

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Regan Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne's son Regan Gascoigne was crowned the 2022 winner of Dancing On Ice, in perhaps the most competitive final in history! Regan and his pro partner Karina Manta were up against Brendan Cole and Kimberley Wyatt in the final.

So, what exactly are Dancing On Ice fans angry about?

Well, as the following tweets show, the main problem is that Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean always seem to agree with each other...

And Torvill and Dean's similar marking didn't go unnoticed on the show.

At one point, Phillip Schofield commented: "Looking at the scoring, your scores are often the same. Do you know what the other is thinking?"

To which Jayne responded: "Yeah we do... unless he’s been looking at my notebook"

She went on: "We do know what the other is thinking, we’ve been together for so long. Even when we were skating, we’d often think the same and it was just a look."

Christopher added: "We’ve spent 45 years together, so we’ve started to think alike."

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Torvill and Dean dancing their famous Bolero ©Rex

Torvill and Dean first started skating together in around 1975, which means they've known each other - and been partners on ice - for over 40 years.

But their similar marking wasn't the only reason Dancing On Ice fans were up in arms.

Hundreds of people took to Twitter to have their say after Torvill and Dean controversially voted to save Lemar over Stephanie Waring in the skate off (their fellow judges Ashley Banjo and Jason Gardiner both voted the other way).

Here are just some of the people who were outraged by this turn of events...

This is Torvill and Dean's first time as judges. In previous series' of Dancing on Ice, Torvill and Dean were coaches and choreographers.

Talking exclusively to Closer Online about the transition, Jayne told us: "I don’t think it ever crossed my mind to wish I was a judge, because we enjoyed the creative process and the choreography."

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