The Method In My Meanness…

Ice Panel judge Jason Gardiner on why he’s still as brutally honest as ever…

- Victoria Wilson

ENTERTAINMENT

Dancing on Ice

SUNDAY / ITV / 6.00PM

Infamous for his barbed comments and savage put-downs, Jason Gardiner certainly ruffled feathers when he judged past series of Dancing on Ice.

So when it was announced that he would be on the Ice Panel for the show’s reboot, the celebs were no doubt left quaking in their skates!

But let’s face it, things just wouldn’t be the same without the straight-talking Australian choreographer – dubbed ‘Mr Nasty’ – and we’re thrilled that he’s back and as brutal as ever!

Here, Jason, 46, tells TV Times what he thinks of this year’s skaters and what he doesn’t want to see…

How are you feeling about being back?

I feel honoured that the producers wanted me to come back as a judge – it’s flattering. I’ve had such an overwhelming response from members of the public on Twitter, people saying things like: ‘The show wouldn’t be the same without you’ and that really does resonate. I didn’t say ‘yes’ straight away – I did have to think about it because I have a production company that takes up all my time. So it required a lot of juggling to see if we could make it work and, thankfully, we could.