Dancing On Ice star Ferne McCann divides viewers as she breaks down in tears on live show

Dancing On Ice fans took a pop at Ferne McCann during last night’s launch show (Sunday, January 12) after she broke down in tears.

Former TOWIE star Ferne was among the first six celebs to take to the ice last night. The remaining six will skate next week.

Dancing On Ice star Ferne McCann in tears

Last night’s Dancing On Ice saw Ferne and her pro-skating partner, Brendyn Hatfield, become the second couple to take to the ice.

Together, they skated to Lily Allen’s Somewhere Only We Know.

I’ve got tiny tears. I’m just so happy.

They managed to pick up a respectable 26.5 points for their first performance. This placed them third in the leaderboard. However, this could all change next week, of course.

After the skate, Ferne was fighting back tears as she gushed over how much she’d enjoyed the performance.

“I feel really emotional,” she said. “I’ve got tiny tears. I’m just so happy. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.”

Stephen Mulhern then pointed out that Ferne’s daughter, Sunday, was in the audience.

“I know. I’m trying not to look at her because I think that was making me well up even more,” Ferne said.

Dancing On Ice 2025 star Ferne fights back tears

However, fans of the show weren’t overly impressed with Ferne’s emotional reaction after her skate.

“Get a grip,” one disgruntled fan tweeted. “Ferne is so fake,” another fumed.

“Over marked, over dramatised,” a third wrote. “Oh no, please not the fake crying,” another moaned.

“Fake McCann is off already with her fake tear,” a fifth tweeted.

Not everyone felt the same, though. One commented: “She deserved higher scores her performance was effortless and so smooth. Well done Ferne, you done your daughter proud.” Another commented: “”

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