Television watchdog OFCOM have revealed that they will be launching an investigation into insults made by Jason Gardiner on last weeks Dancing On Ice TV show.

The body received a number of complaints after Gardiner branded Roxanne pallet a  “Cabbage Patch doll” and compared Ellery Hanley to “Mr. Potato Head”.

“We have received a handful of complaints following last Sunday’s show and we will investigate them,” an Ofcom spokesman told the Daily Star.

A Dancing On Ice spokesperson said: “During the Dancing On Ice ’80s special on Sunday, Jason Gardiner gave feedback to a number of the celebrities. In his critique of Roxanne and Ellery, Jason compared them to particular toy characters.

“This was not meant offensively and was intended to be in the spirit of the themed show.”