Holly Willoughby is left red-faced as Magic Mike dancers strip off in raunchy performance – but furious Dancing On Ice fans moan act is ‘inappropriate’: ‘Weird entertainment choice for a family show’

Dancing On Ice put on a steamy show on Sunday night as they welcomed the cast of Magic Mike Live to perform on the show.

Host Holly Willoughby turned bright red as she watched the muscular dancers twirl and bounce to the music.

The six handsome young men soon took off their T-shirts to show off their impressively chiseled six-packs.

A blushing Holly managed to catch a shirt in mid-air and used it to cover her face as the dancers moved seductively around the stage.

However, some viewers at home were less than impressed with the performance, deeming it ‘inappropriate’ for a family show and to ‘think about the children’.

One person tweeted: ‘Strange entertainment choice for a family show’, while another echoed: ‘@itv really a magic mic on @dancingonice??? Shocking’.

A third wrote: ‘Time and a place. Definitely not early Sunday night TV,” while a fourth added: “What the hell happened to Sunday night TV? Where are the songs of praise?’

Another fumed: ‘Do we really need to see male strippers on #DancingOnIce? Inappropriate’ with a sixth saying: ‘Think of the children. Their poor eyes.”

A seventh wrote: ‘I’m going to sound like a total prude, but is a ‘Magic Mike’ performance the right type of mid-show entertainment for #DancingOnIce? Mary Whitehouse is turning in her grave’.

And an eighth joked: ‘I mean the cast of #MagicMike brightened my Sunday night. I’m not sure the kids were impressed by the half-naked men twirling around during #DancingOnIce’.

However, many others praised the Magic Mike act as the “best part” of the show and mocked those who called it offensive.

One person joked: ‘I find Rod Stewart more offensive than Magic Mike TBH’, while a second said: ‘Thanks Magic Mike 10 10 10 10’.

A third wrote: ‘Well that bit of Magic Mike Live made my Sunday night better *looks up tickets for the show*’

While another joked: ‘I’d like to complain about that unnecessary Magic Mike routine. It didn’t last long enough’.

A fifth person chimed in: ‘Well that was by far the best part of #DancingOnIce tonight.’

And a sixth stated: ‘Can I just say that I’m a heterosexual, white, meat-eating, diesel-driving 50+ man with a beard and I’m very happy to see the guys from Magic Mike doing their job. Not offended, not indignant’.

Sunday’s show also saw Eddie the Eagle become the latest star to be eliminated from the skating competition.

The English ski jumper and Olympian, 60, and his professional skating partner Vicky Ogden found themselves in the skate-off against Love Island star Amber Davies and her professional partner Simon Proulx-Senecal.

After Eddie and Vicky performed a graceful routine to Sir Elton John’s Rocket Man, and Amber and her partner Simon danced a dramatic performance to Little Mix’s Power, the judges cast their votes.

Judge Oti Mabuse voted to keep Eddie, while guest judges Johnny Weir and Jayne Torvill voted for Amber.

When the vote was split, it came down to head judge Christopher Dean, who opted to keep Amber as well, leaving Eddie packing.

Sunday’s show saw the contestants give it their best shot in the hope of making it to the semi-finals next week, with a number of performers claiming the highest scoring title throughout the night until Adele Roberts ultimately came out on top.

The radio DJ, 44, and her partner Mark Hanretty surpassed their fellow contestants at the eleventh hour to achieve the show’s highest score yet, with 39 out of 40 points for their elegant routine to Jane McDonald’s You’re My World .

Adele became emotional after receiving the score as Mark praised her as an ‘incredible’ woman.

Judge Christopher said the routine had ‘everything I want to see in a performance’, including ‘passion and connection’ between the pair.

While guest judge Johnny said the performance had a “seductive quality”, he praised Adele as the “strongest skater in this competition” in relation to her basic skill.