Dancing On Ice runner-up, Zaraah Abrahams, revealed on GMTV this morning, that she would have loved to have done the Bolero on Sunday night, but now hopes to perform the routine during the tour.

Speaking after coming third on the ice show, Zaraah said she had a “brilliant time” taking part, despite the nerves and pressure: “The pressure was there to skate well. You can’t think about winning. If you do it throws you off. So the pressure for us was to go out there and prove that we deserve to be in the final.”

The actress described training for the Bolero as “amazing”, and said: “I hope to do it on the tour.” Zaraah’s dancing partner, Fred Palascak, added: “If you do well in the tour, at end the end of the show you get to do the Bolero so it’s just like the television show.”

Commenting on GMTV’s Michael Underwood’s performance on Sunday, Zaraah said: “At the end, when he had to go back on the carpet, he was shouting ‘Somebody help me! Somebody help me!’ We all kind of forgot he only had one skate!”

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TV’s real Mr Nasty, Jason Gardiner has hit out at the two celebrities most likely to win tonight’s Dancing On Ice final.

Jason is backing Coronation Street actress Zaraah Abrahams to win, but hasn’t many nice things to say about Suzanne Shaw or Chris Fountain.

His sharp tongue lashed out at Suzanne first when he told The News Of The World:

“She’s still using the sympathy vote which is unnecessary at this stage of the competition. Skating’s dangerous – Torvill and Dean are constantly getting hurt. In the end I feel most people yawn, ‘Oh God, she’s whingeing again.”

“It’s a negative strategy and she’s good enough to be able to stand on her work alone. The bottom line is everyone’s been hurt. It’s just the way it goes.”

Jason added he believes Hollyoaks actor Chris is selfish.

“He’s not a generous partner. It’s all about Chris. He’s a young lad and he’s in a self-consumed bubble,” he says.

“He’s wonderful when he does all his tricks and solo spots but what’s going to be his Achilles heel is the fact he hasn’t nurtured the relationship with Frankie.”

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Zaraah Abrahams has become the latest injured celebrity on ITV’s Dancing On Ice.

The Coronation Street actress told The News Of The World that she managed to dislocate her rib earlier this week, whilst practising with her skating partner, Fred.

“I dislocated my ribs when I was mucking around on the ice with Fred,” she revealed. I slipped and screamed – I was in so much pain.”

“I’ve had physio and ultrasound treatment plus I’ve had to wear plastic to support my ribs. The last couple of days have been hard because we’re doing such a tough routine.”

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She told The Sun: “I’ve actually put on weight, but I’m telling myself that it’s all because muscle weighs more than fat, and I do seem to have built a lot of muscle.

“And the skating has made a great difference to my figure – I’ve even got `visible’ knees for the first time.”

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Dancing On Ice bosses are said to be trying their best to keep Suzanne Shaw and Zaraah Abrahams apart behind the scenes of the show, due to an ever widening rift that is forming between the pair.

It has been said that former Hear’say singer Suzanne Shaw was sure that she had little competition among the female skaters this year, until Zaraah entered the contest late last week, and wowed the judges.

An insider told The Mirror: “It’s very icy between Suzanne and Zaraah. They are kept apart and we organised totally different practice times. They’re trying to outdo one another by doing bigger lifts.”

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Twenty year old Zaraah is best known for playing factory girl Joanna Jackson on the Street and has now taken up a role as school girl Michaela in the BBC1 drama Waterloo Road.

Having been practicing on the ice as a stand-in since November, Zaraah nevertheless had mixed feelings when she took the call and heard she was in the competition.

“I always said I’d only ever want to go in if someone couldn’t take the pressure of the competition not if someone hurt themselves. I really loved watching Michael and ironically he is the only one of the contestants I knew already, so I couldn’t believe it when I heard I would be replacing him.”

“It would have been great to see him continue. I feel great that I’m in the show but I definately wish he was too.”

Partnered with Fred Palascak who first danced with Sarah Greene this year, Zaraah is convinced that they will prove a force to be reckoned with.

“Am I any good? I’d definitely want to watch me,” she laughs.

“I’ve been practicing with Fred since Wednesday. I love him. He’s got such a dry sense of humour. We learn from each other and bounce from each other and I think we’re going to make a good team. We’ve not had time to find faults from each other yet like some of the other contestants but maybe give it time I guess as we spend more time together!”

“I’d say my ability on the ice at the minute is probably where the other contestants were in the second show. I think I’m pretty up to scratch though. I’m probably behind on nerves though. They’ve all got that out of the way with the first show but it’s harder for me.”

Training on the ice as a reserve for a couple of months now, Zaraah has an advantage in that none of the other contestants have seen her skate.

“I started training at the end of November. I’ve never skated with a partner, only a trainer and I’ve only actually skated with Fred for a few days. None of the others have seen me perform – I’m not really part of the family yet!”

More nervous about going out onto the ice after Michael’s injury, Zaraah is already nursing her fair share of bumps and bruises

“After what’s happened to Michael I’m a bit more worried. Fred is saying ‘don’t worry its going to be fine’ but it’s a little bit scary.”

“I’ve already got a bit of an injury. In training the other day I knocked my shin against his knee. His knee is so strong it was like hitting concrete and my shin bone is throbbing as a result.”

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