'Dancing On Ice' to axe a judge?

Dancing On Ice producers are planning to axe one of its five judges, say reports.

According to The Sun, bosses are concerned that the current format doesn't allow enough time for all of them to have their say.

A show source commented: "There are some great names on the panel but sometimes we don't get enough out of them. In the early stages of the competition there are so many dancers you only have a few minutes for them to comment.

"Often we only have time for one judge so you have four people who are sitting there twiddling their thumbs."

The Dancing On Ice panel currently comprises Jason Gardiner, Ruthie Henshall, Robin Cousins, Nicky Slater and Karen Barber.

Jason Gardiner supports the move, arguing that the judges "don't have the airtime" to get their points across.