Ricky Hatton falls flat on his face as he returns to the pub on ROLLER-SKATES – after dismal skating skills led to an early exit from Dancing On Ice
It was business as usual for Ricky Hatton as he drowned his sorrows after becoming the first celebrity victim in the new series of Dancing On Ice.
The former light welterweight boxer left the ITV show early after his shaky skills fell significantly short during Sunday night's skate-off.
However, Ricky, 45, still saw the funny side after returning to his native Manchester on Monday, where he took solace in a pint of Guinness at a local pub.
True to form, the retired sportsman played his early exit for laughs by wearing a pair of roller skates as he stood at the bar.
In a short video shared on X, formerly Twitter, Ricky is seen raising his pint during a boozy afternoon in Alkrington Garden Village.
It was business as usual for Ricky Hatton as he drowned his sorrows after becoming the first celebrity victim in new series of Dancing On Ice
The former light welterweight boxer left the ITV show early after his shaky skills fell significantly short during Sunday night's skate-off
But he was left red-faced after telling friends he was 'out and about', before imitating his Dancing On Ice form by losing his balance and tumbling headfirst through the toilet door.
On Sunday evening Ricky and his partner Robyn Johnstone ended up bottom of the leaderboard after scoring a disappointing 12.5 points, while comedian Lou Saunders, 38, and her partner Brendyn Hatfield received 19.5 points.
Judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo chose to save Lou after she danced her second performance of the evening.
Meanwhile, Adele and Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards topped the leaderboard after scoring an incredible 27.5 points each.
Ricky recently admitted he almost quit the ITV show ahead of his first appearance, for which he scored dismal 12.5 points out of a possible 40.
He told The Sun: “Robin [Johnstone] has seen me from where I started, just like Torvill and Dean. To be honest, I almost threw in the towel.”
Speaking about his disappointing score, he added: 'I half expected to be at the bottom but it's about doing my best and putting in the best performance.'
During the routine, he was decked out as a boxer as he dusted off some of his old moves and did push-ups to the iconic Rocky workout soundtrack, Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti.
True to form, the retired sportsman played his early exit for laughs by wearing a pair of roller skates as he stood at the bar.
But he was left red-faced after telling friends he was 'out and about', before imitating his Dancing On Ice form by losing his balance and tumbling headfirst through the toilet door.
In his first appearance as the ITV show's new co-host, Stephen Mulhern was sent packing by the former boxer while delivering a powerful punch in a pre-arranged skit.
Addressing the 'punch', Stephen later admitted that it stung, despite it being a joke, and admitted he 'forgot' how strong the boxer is when he agreed to it.
He told MailOnline: 'Ricky is a strong man, I asked him to punch me, forgetting for a moment that he is a three-time world boxing champion and yes, it hurt… a lot!'.