Ricky Hatton decks Dancing On Ice host with ‘punch’ as Holly Willoughby gasps
You can take Ricky Hatton out of boxing, however you may’t take boxing out of Ricky Hatton.
The ring legend made his much-anticipated Dancing On Ice debut on Sunday night because the ITV superstar showcase bought underway. But it was one spotlight second exterior the judges’ scoring that had spectators in stitches.
That’s after The Hitman despatched host Stephen Mulhern sprawling with a well-placed left jab between performances. And the change left the onlooking Holly Willoughby gasping, whereas her co-presenter seemed to get better from being hit by a former two-weight world champion.
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Hatton, 45, has been partnered with Cirque du Soleil ice present performer Robin Johnstone as he seeks to place his twinkling toes to good use. However, issues did not go completely to plan after he was relegated to the skate-off, which can happen on subsequent Sunday’s present.
As is simply proper, the previous prince of pugilism used a boxing reference for his opening show, taking inspiration from Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky movies. And Bill Conti’s ‘Gonna Fly Now’ acted acted because the soundtrack as he and Johnstone strutted their stuff.
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If Hatton was in any respect pissed off with their scorecards, Mulhern’s insistence on him holding up a boxing announcer’s mic will not have helped. And Willoughby may solely stare on the digital camera after he reacted by pounding the presenter within the arm.
“Script probably says ‘Ricky Hatton gives Stephen Mulhern a gentle push,'” wrote one fan in a hilarious response. Another social media consumer laughed: “Not Ricky Hatton actually punching Stephen Mulhern.”
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This is one problem Hatton will not be capable to punch his method out of, nevertheless, as his skates might want to do the speaking to any extent further. And that will show problematic if his debut efficiency is something to go by.
