Dancing On Ice’s Saira Khan Suggests Jane Danson Got ‘Sympathy Votes’ After Fainting In Rehearsal

“Look, I know Gemma Collins is going to go a very long way,” Saira explained. “This is a TV show and, whatever you think of Gemma Collins, she is bringing the viewers in, whether that’s because she’s not skating, whether she’s giving a performance, whether it’s drama.

“I knew Gemma Collins was not going to go yesterday, and I knew that I was one of the weakest skaters. So we kind of resigned ourselves to the fact it was going to be us. That is the reality of the situation.”

Reiterating she didn’t think it was unfair that Gemma should still be in the competition, she continued: “We’re not talking about the Olympics, we’re not talking about, you’ve got to be the best skater, this is a reality show where people want to talk about the show.

“Because Gemma wasn’t voted out, today everyone is talking about this show. And we are in an industry where you need to hit your numbers, you need advertisers to come on board, and you want everyone in the country to say ‘that’s not fair’, and that’s exactly what everyone’s doing today. If I had a business, and I had someone like Gemma Collins, I’d employ her.”