The sixth series of Dancing on Ice aired from 9 January to 27 March 2011, on ITV. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts, while Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned as mentors. As part of a major revamp, the show moved from Elstree Studios to Shepperton Studios, where they unveiled a new set. It was the also the first series to be broadcast in HD.
Karen Barber, Emma Bunton, Robin Cousins, and Jason Gardiner returned, though Barber moved from the "Ice Panel" to head coach. Nicky Slater did not return as a judge and was not replaced. In another change, the judges gave scores out of 10.0 instead of 6.0, allowing for an overall total score of 30.0.
The line-up was revealed on 18 December 2010, and consisted of sixteen celebrities. The first two shows, on 9 and 16 January 2011, were billed as "qualifying" rounds, with eight couples skating in each, and two being eliminated each week. The remaining twelve couples progressed to the main competition, which started on 23 January.
A twist on 30 January saw the two celebrities with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and public votes compete in the skate-off as usual, but their fellow celebrities decided which team would stay in the competition instead of the judges.
On 6 March, the six remaining celebrities took part in the first ever team challenge. Following their standard performances, they were divided into two groups of three, with each group performing their own routine. The judges then decided which performance was best, and each celebrity on the winning team had their previous scores doubled. Two weeks later, on 20 March, the four remaining celebrities performed a solo routine following their standard performances.
The finale, on 27 March, was the first not to feature flying performances. Instead, the three remaining couples performed their own "showcase" routines, for which they were joined by four professional skaters. As before, one couple was eliminated before the final two couples performed the Boléro.
Former EastEnders actor Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt were announced as the winners.
Couples Sixteen celebrities signed up to compete on the sixth season of Dancing on Ice. Four of the contestants were eliminated in the two opening shows before the competition began properly.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Television journalist & newsreader Did not qualifyon 9 January 2011 EastEnders actress & television presenter Neighbours & Home and Away actor Did not qualifyon 16 January 2011 Model Coronation Street actor Eliminated 1ston 23 January 2011 International cricketer Eliminated 2ndon 30 January 2011 Hollyoaks actress Eliminated 3rdon 6 February 2011 BBC Radio 1 presenter Eliminated 4thon 13 February 2011 Media personality & Atomic Kitten singer Eliminated 5thon 20 February 2011 Rapper Eliminated 6thon 27 February 2011 Actress & Loose Women panellist Eliminated 7thon 6 March 2011 Television presenter Eliminated 8thon 13 March 2011 British Army regiment soldier Eliminated 9thon 20 March 2011 Freelance journalist & model Third placeon 27 March 2011 Children's television presenter Runners-upon 27 March 2011 EastEnders actor Winnerson 27 March 2011
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Dancing on Ice (series 6) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sam & Brianne 1st 24.5 25.5 24.5 28.0+27.5= 29.5+28.5= Laura & Colin 2nd 19.5 20.0 24.0 24.5 28.5×2= 25.5 28.0+26.5=54.5 26.0+30.0=56.0 Chloe & Michael 3rd 16 19.0 19.5 22.0 22.0 18.5 24.5 26.5 21.0+20.0=41.0 25.5+28.5= Johnson & Jodeyne 4th 11 13.0 13.0 12.0 15.0 14.5 18.5+15.5= Jeff & Isabelle 5th 11 11.0 12.5 20.0 22.0 16.0 22.522.5×2=45.0 21.5 Denise & Matt 6th 10 9.0 13.5 13.0 16.5 15.0×2=30.0 Vanilla Ice & Katie 7th 15 16.0 16.0 16.0 21.0 22.5 21.5 Kerry & Daniel 8th 14 14.0 9th 11 9.5 11.0 11.0 12.5 Jennifer & Sylvain 10th 12 19.5 18.5 19.0 Dominic & Alexandra 11th 11 11.5 11.0 Steven & Nina 12th Elen & Lukasz – 11 Craig & Maria – Nadia & Mark 9 Angela & Sean 11 Notes
Weekly scores Qualifying round 1 (9 January) Only eight couples skated this week, with six going through to qualify for the competition. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvoteSkate-offResultGardiner Cousins Bunton Steven & Nina 2 3 2 7 "House of Fun" — Madness 7.8% Safe Angela & Sean 3 5 3 11 "At Last" — Etta James 3.2% 8.8% Eliminated Laura & Colin 4 6 6 16 "My Life Would Suck Without You" — Kelly Clarkson 7.0% 75.1% Bottom three Johnson & Jodeyne 2 5 4 11 "Wishing on a Star" — Paul Weller 28.3% Safe Nadia & Mark 3 3 3 9 "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner 4.9% 16.1% Eliminated Kerry & Daniel 4 5 5 14 "Make You Feel My Love" — Adele 29.8% Safe Jeff & Isabelle 3 4 4 11 "The Way Love Goes" — Lemar 9.0% Safe Vanilla Ice & Katie 5 5 5 15 "Word Up!" — Gun 10.1% Safe
Qualifying round 2 (16 January) Only eight couples skated this week, with six going through to qualify for the competition. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvoteSkate-offResultGardiner Cousins Bunton Craig & Maria 3 3 3 9 "Sympathy for the Devil" — The Rolling Stones 6.7% 24.3% Eliminated Jennifer & Sylvain 4 4 412 "Crazy for You" — Madonna 5.7% 70.4% Bottom three Comedy Dave & Frankie 3 4 4 11 "The Safety Dance" — Men Without Hats 13.1% Safe Elen & Łukasz 3 4 4 11 "Your Love Is King" — Sade 2.8% 5.3% Eliminated Dominic & Alexandra 35 3 11 "Are You Ready for Love" — Elton John 9.9% Safe Chloe & Michael 46 6 16 "Mama Do" — Pixie Lott 12.5%Safe Sam & Brianne 6 7 8 21 "Club Can't Handle Me" — Flo Rida & David Guetta 17.6%Safe Denise & Matt 3 4 3 10 "Pack Up" — Eliza Doolittle 31.7%Safe
Week 1 (23 January) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultGardiner Cousins BuntonJudgesPublic Total Vanilla Ice & Katie 5.0 6.0 5.0 16.0 "Minnie The Moocher" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 4.1% 9 3 12 Safe Chloe & Michael 5.5 7.0 6.5 19.0 "The Climb" — Miley Cyrus 7.1% 10 7 17 Safe Denise & Matt 3.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" — ABBA 11.4% 3 9 12 Safe Dominic & Alexandra 3.0 4.5 4.0 11.5 "Feel" — Robbie Williams 2.4% 6 1 7 Bottom two Laura & Colin 6.0 6.5 7.0 19.5 "All the Lovers" — Kylie Minogue 6.5% 11 5 16 Safe Steven & Nina 2.0 2.5 2.5 7.0 "Rhythm of the Night" — DeBarge 4.3% 2 4 6 Eliminated Jeff & Isabelle 3.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 "I Want You Back" — The Jackson 5 4.0% 5 2 7 Safe Comedy Dave & Frankie 2.5 3.5 3.5 9.5 "The Way You Look Tonight" — Fred Astaire 10.0% 4 8 12 Safe Jennifer & Sylvain 6.0 7.0 6.5 19.5 "California Gurls" — Katy Perry 6.9% 11 6 17 Safe Sam & Brianne 8.0 8.5 8.5 25.0 "Stop and Stare" — OneRepublic 12.7% 12 10 22 Safe Johnson & Jodeyne 4.0 4.5 4.5 13.0 "I'm into Something Good" — Herman's Hermits 17.8% 7 12 19 Safe Kerry & Daniel 4.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 "Respect" — Aretha Franklin 13.0% 8 11 19 Safe Judges' votes to save Gardiner: Dominic & Alexandra Bunton: Dominic & Alexandra Cousins: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Dominic & Alexandra
Week 2 (30 January) Instead of the judges, the celebrities voted this week for which couple they wanted to save after the skate-off.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultGardiner Cousins BuntonJudgesPublic Total Chloe & Michael 6.5 6.5 6.5 19.5 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" — Arrows 8.2% 9 6 15 Safe Johnson & Jodeyne 4.0 4.5 4.5 13.0 "One Love" — Bob Marley 12.2% 6 8 14 Safe Jeff & Isabelle 4.0 4.0 4.5 12.5 "Better Together" — Jack Johnson 6.1% 5 4 9 Bottom two Kerry & Daniel 3.0 3.5 3.5 10.0 "Disturbia" — Rihanna 14.3% 3 11 14 Safe Vanilla Ice & Katie 5.5 5.0 5.5 16.0 "Always" — Bon Jovi 5.7% 7 3 10 Safe Dominic & Alexandra 3.0 4.5 3.5 11.0 "I Can See for Miles" — The Who 3.0% 4 1 5 Eliminated Laura & Colin 7.5 6.0 6.5 20.0 "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira 7.6% 10 5 15 Safe Jennifer & Sylvain 5.5 7.0 6.0 18.5 "Anyone Who Had a Heart" — Cilla Black 5.2% 8 2 10 Safe Denise & Matt 3.5 3.0 3.5 10.0 "Slow" — Rumer 11.8% 3 7 10 Safe Sam & Brianne 8.5 8.5 8.0 25.0 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" — Queen 13.0% 11 10 21 Safe Comedy Dave & Frankie 3.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 "Achy Breaky Heart" — Billy Ray Cyrus 13.0% 4 9 13 Safe Contestants' votes to save Madeley: Jeff & Isabelle Beharry: Dominic & Alexandra Katona: Jeff & Isabelle Vanilla Ice: Jeff & Isabelle Hamilton: Jeff & Isabelle Metcalfe: Jeff & Isabelle Welch: Dominic & Alexandra Attwater: Jeff & Isabelle Comedy Dave: Dominic & Alexandra
Week 3 (6 February) Theme: Las Vegas NightRequired element: Step combination – Ultimate Skills Test
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultGardiner Cousins BuntonJudgesPublic Total Jennifer & Sylvain 6.0 7.0 6.0 19.0 "If I Could Turn Back Time" — Cher 4.4% 6 1 7 Eliminated Jeff & Isabelle 5.5 7.5 7.0 20.0 "It's Not Unusual" — Tom Jones 5.3% 7 3 10 Safe Laura & Colin 8.5 8.0 7.5 24.0 "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" — Celine Dion 7.7% 9 4 13 Safe Denise & Matt 4.5 4.5 4.5 13.5 "'S Wonderful" — Shirley Bassey11.6% 4 9 13 Safe Comedy Dave & Frankie 3.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 "Release Me" — Engelbert Humperdinck 11.0% 2 8 10 Safe Vanilla Ice & Katie 5.5 5.0 5.5 16.0 "Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley 4.5% 5 2 7 Bottom two Johnson & Jodeyne 4.0 4.0 4.0 12.0 "Piano Man" — Billy Joel 25.9% 3 10 13 Safe Sam & Brianne 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 "I Get a Kick out of You" — Frank Sinatra 8.9% 10 5 15 Safe Kerry & Daniel 3.0 3.5 3.5 10.0 "Woman in Love" — Barbra Streisand 10.3% 1 6 7 Safe Chloe & Michael 7.0 7.5 7.5 22.0 "In the Mood" — Bette Midler 10.5% 8 7 15Safe Judges' votes to save Gardiner: Vanilla Ice & Katie Cousins: Vanilla Ice & Katie Bunton: Vanilla Ice & Katie
Week 4 (13 February) Theme: A Night at the TheatreRequired element: Jump – Ultimate Skills Test
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicMusicalPublicvotePointsResultGardiner Cousins BuntonJudgesPublic Total Jeff & Isabelle 6.5 8.0 7.5 22.0 "All I Ask of You" The Phantom of the Opera8.3% 8 2 10 Safe Denise & Matt 4.0 4.5 4.5 13.0 "Roxie" Chicago10.5% 5 6 11 Safe Sam & Brianne 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 "Flash Bang Wallop" Half a Sixpence10.7% 9 7 16 Safe Kerry & Daniel 4.0 4.0 4.0 12.0 "There's No Business Like Show Business" Annie Get Your Gun8.3% 3 1 4 Bottom two Chloe & Michael 6.5 8.0 7.5 22.0 "On My Own" Les Misérables9.4% 8 3 11 Safe Johnson & Jodeyne 4.5 5.0 5.5 15.0 "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" Spamalot15.9% 6 8 14 Safe Vanilla Ice & Katie 6.5 8.0 6.5 21.0 "Born to Hand Jive" Grease10.5% 7 5 12 Safe Comedy Dave & Frankie 4.0 4.5 4.0 12.5 "Aquarius" Hair10.4% 4 4 8 Eliminated Laura & Colin 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 "You Can't Stop the Beat" Hairspray16.0% 9 9 18 Safe Judges' votes to save Bunton: Kerry & Daniel Cousins: Comedy Dave & Frankie Gardiner: Kerry & Daniel
Week 5 (20 February) Required element: Step combination, jump & spin – Ultimate Skills Test
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultGardiner Cousins BuntonJudgesPublic Total Chloe & Michael 5.5 5.5 7.5 18.5 "Little Bird" — Annie Lennox 8.6% 5 3 8 Safe Johnson & Jodeyne 4.5 5.0 5.0 14.5 "She Will Be Loved" — Maroon 5 20.9% 2 8 10 safe Laura & Colin 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 "Stop!" — Sam Brown 10.9% 8 4 12 Safe Jeff & Isabelle 5.5 5.5 5.0 16.0 "Forget You" — Cee Lo Green 7.1% 3 1 4 Bottom two Denise & Matt 5.5 5.5 5.5 16.5 "True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper 13.5% 4 6 10 Safe Sam & Brianne 7.5 8.5 8.5 24.5 "She Said" — Plan B11.0% 7 5 12 Safe Kerry & Daniel 2.5 3.0 3.5 9.0 "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" — The Pussycat Dolls 8.3% 1 2 3 Eliminated Vanilla Ice & Katie 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 "Ice Ice Baby" — Vanilla Ice 19.8% 6 7 13 Safe Judges' votes to save Bunton: Jeff & Isabelle Cousins: Jeff & Isabelle Gardiner: Jeff & Isabelle
Week 6 (27 February)