Todd Carty admits 'taking the Mickey'

Todd Carty has admitted that he was having a bit of fun when he performed on Dancing On Ice, but maintained that he did not plan his final, failed stunt.

The former EastEnders star told The Sun that as an actor, he was "performing" on the show.

Carty said: "I thought from the start, 'Let's take the Mickey out of it, make it light-hearted'.

"I wanted to bring fun and humour to the show - people can take these things too seriously. People at home want to laugh.

"The whole point of the show is that it's about famous people from across the spectrum trying to dance."

But he confirmed that he was "not skilled" enough to have planned falling over as he attempted to perform the moves on the programme.

Carty was voted off the ITV show on Sunday after he scored only 8.5 points from the judges and was not saved by the public.