This year Dancing On Ice female competitors were up in arms when they found out that they would have no audience for their first dress rehearsal this Friday.

Last week the boys opened the first show of the series but before the live show they got to complete a full dress rehearsal in front of a 300 strong audience, something which the girls feel gave them an edge in their proper performance.

An insider told The Sun: “When the boys did their run-through there were 300 people in the audience, so it helped them prepare.

“A lot of them were really nervous about showing off their skills so knowing it was just a practice run helped.

“Many were saying how it had given them an extra boost for Sunday’s show.

“But the girls have now been told they won’t have an audience when they do their rehearsal. It’s not gone down well, as they now feel the lads have had an unfair advantage.”