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Just thought i would let you know. Today O/H was talking to a bloke that is a cameraman on dancing on ice. He timed Bonnie on the ice on Saturday and she spent all of 38 seconds Julie

8 seconds on her feet, 30 on her bum!!

and whats the relevance of 38 seconds ?

Paul A lot of people and myself thinks she should have been voted off the show, cos she spend more time in the air than she does on ice

...and she can. Oops someone else showing her age! what was the characters name she played? VIOLET ELIZABETH BOTT

I HATED that programme, and have had a lifelong dislike or Bonnie Langford because of it. So I don't watch the iceskating.

you meen Just WEEELYUM? bob

Thats really funny, my dad loathes Bonnie Langford because of her Just william days. He really cant bear to watch her. It doesnt matter to me that shes mainly in the air, the whole performance is watchable. The lifts and aireal acrobatics are worth the points she recieves. Elaine x

Well i for one enjoy her performances... i think the acrobatics she performs are just as enjoyable to watch and equally technically difficult to do as the skills learnt on the ice itself... and yes.. i used to hate her in Just William... but then.. it was only a part she played wasnt it! To vote her off because of a character she played over 30 years ago is a bit daft really... and can any of us do what she does in the air whilst travelling at speed on the ice? :)))

Lol Mandy..

must freeze her wotsit when she does the splits

Yes, she might look good with her arial poses but it IS an ice dancing programme. The male celebs have to skate AND lift their partners. I hope Stefan wins on Saturday.

Well - the voting is entirely in the hands of the public for Saturday's final - the Judges don't get to vote at all !!!!

I am not a skater, OR a dancer, but I would think that it is easier for a dancer to learn how to do a decent routine, on ice, than say for a footballer etc. to do the lifting and carrying, on ice......he /she has a lot more to learn.... Bob

Like I said before it is not Bonnie's fault that she allegedly spends more time in the air than on the ice but the routine is down to the choreographer - her partner. When you are being taught and partnered by a 'professional' you can hardly criticise their decisions can you ? As for her looking her age but still being as flexible and acrobatic as she is, I wonder how many of us were similar in appearance at 40+ and equally as acrobatic ? And no... I am not supporting her to win this competition, my choice is Gaynor, but I do think the constant criticism is a trifle unfair.

I hate to tell you this our Em but Bonnie Langford can't act!!!! Violet Elizabeth Bott was Bonnie Langford, they are one & the same, she just played herself! Vivienne

Hear hear margaret!! I am the same age as Bonnie and cringe when she does the splits and such like.... I asked my daughter about this.. as some of you know, she is in the National ice squad (figure skating), and like me.. she says bonnie is enjoyable to watch, whether in the air or on the ice...And that was my point.... It is a TV programme, purely for our entertainment thats all. And no, i wont be voting for bonnie, But i do think it unfair some of the comments about her. :)) Oh and Vivienne.. you know Bonnie Langford personally do you to state she is of that character?

Not personnally Em but my daughter was at stage school & although younger than Bonnie, met many of her contemporaries who all disliked her intensely. Vivienne

Oh Well, Vivienne...you have more insight than me.. so i bow out to your insider knowledge... :)), But... remember, we all do change over the years, i know i am not the same brash outgoing person i was when a child, or teenager... the passing years have brought me some maturity and understanding, thankfully, ;))