Dancing on Ice fans complain over 'insensitive' breaking news sketch following Nicola Bulley case
19.02.2023 - 23:49
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Dancing On Ice viewers complained after the popular celebrity skating show appeared to be interrupted by a breaking news announcement. Some fans of the show thought that the skit as part of Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon's Ghostbusters performance was 'insensitive' in the light of today's developments in the case of missing mum Nicola Bulley.
Dancing On Ice went all out for a Movie Week, and to set the scene for Coronation Street star Mollie and Sylvain's high energy skate starring the pair as ghostbusters, the show beamed a fake breaking news report by ITV newsreader Lucrezia Millarini., who was a contestant on Dancing On Ice in 2020.
However, many viewers thought it was real. @fionasayshi complained: "Bit insensitive of Dancing On Ice to do a 'breaking news' skit when there's major events happening."
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@Bruschetta_Boy complained: "That was a bit stupid #dancingonice. Having a newsflash at this moment in time. Thought it was about Nicola Bulley." And another viewer said: "I thought that ITV news interruption was about Nicola Bulley."
@BeckyIves3 tweeted: "Why did my heart just stop #dancingonice." @LucyLoo7777 said: "F*** sake, I thought that was a real newsflash for a split second."
@karistbh messaged: "Not me getting scared that was a legit breaking news broadcast ffs." @calliexmarie echoed: "Not me thinking that actually was breaking news." And @J_Barrowman_Fan said: "Naaa.. that just scared me half to death."
Earlier today a body was found in the River Wyre during the search for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, Lancashire Police confirmed. Nicola, 45, disappeared while walking her springer spaniel Willow in the
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