ITV Dancing On Ice final in chaos as Phil and Holly forced to halt the show as other viewers baffled by filming 'blunder'

Dancing On Ice fans settled down on Sunday night to watch the three finalists Joey Essex, The Vivienne and Nile Wilson take to the ice to battle it out for the crown. But viewers claimed they had spotted blunders as the action got underway, or not, as one section of the ITV skating show had to be halted.

As hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield prepared to welcome the class of 2023 back on the rink to showcase the skills they have learned, they were forced to stop, declaring: "Somebody is not ready." And they jokingly asked "has somebody got nerves?" before the skating could resume and the celebs returned one by one with their professional partners for one last hoorah.

@WhoPotterVian remarked on Twitter: "'Apparently somebody is not ready' - Oh dear, maybe now would be a good opportunity to get those pesky adverts out of the way? No? Guess that punishment's saved for later."

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@cfs123plays joked: "Here we go, the skating stars, take 2." @stanmissjaida gasped: "SO unprepared wow." @corriedalexo said with crying emojis: "Someone's not ready." And a surprised @cfs123plays tweeted: "Here we go, the skating stars. BUT SOMEONE ISNT READY!"

Fans were also baffled as they thought they spotted a filming mistake as former contestants also took to the ice. As Phil and Holly introduced 2022 winner Regan Gascoigne and runner-up Brendan Cole to the ice, eagle-eyed viewers had already spotted the pair behind them in the audience.

Sharing a clip of the moment @desertgold2 asked: "Did anyone see this – they were sat there behind Holly and Phil #dancingonice." And @JoT134 replied: "I saw it and it’s been