Dancing On Ice's Ekin-Su to play a NUN in Sound Of Music routine as she says she has 'no regrets' about racy Britney costume after 112 Ofcom complaints

By CONNIE RUSK, ASSOCIATE SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR

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She made her Dancing On Ice debut in a racy sheer sparkly leotard for a Britney inspired routine dubbed 'the sexiest ever'. 

But Ekin-Su Culculoglu's skate this coming Sunday will take a wholly different approach as she will transform into nun Sister Maria for a Sound Of Music themed skate. 

Insisting she has 'no regrets' over her Britney costume, Ekin-Su, 28, says she is ready to get into channel her inner Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp.

World's apart: Ekin-Su made her Dancing On Ice debut in a racy leotard for a Britney inspired routine - but her skate this coming Sunday will take a wholly different approach

World's apart: Ekin-Su made her Dancing On Ice debut in a racy leotard for a Britney inspired routine - but her skate this coming Sunday will take a wholly different approach

Reflecting on the 112 Ofcom complaints she received over her Toxic routine, the Love Island star said: 'Whoever you see in the performance, whether I’m playing Britney Spears or Maria from The Sound of Music, I will be that person.'

'With Britney, I was having fun with it, I couldn’t have performed it better in my opinion - I don’t regret it at all. I played her and now it’s over,' she added to The Sun. 

'This time I’ll be playing a character from The Sound of Music and I’ll be how she is supposed to be - it’s a character. People forget I’m an actress. If I was asked to play Henry VIII on ice then I’d do it.' 

The hills are alive! The Love Island star will transform into nun Sister Maria for a Sound Of Music themed skate (pictured Julie Andrews in the 1965 film classic)

The hills are alive! The Love Island star will transform into nun Sister Maria for a Sound Of Music themed skate (pictured Julie Andrews in the 1965 film classic) 

'I'm an actress': Insisting she has 'no regrets' over her Britney costume, Ekin-Su says she is ready to get into character as Maria, in the role made famous by Julie Andrews

'I'm an actress': Insisting she has 'no regrets' over her Britney costume, Ekin-Su says she is ready to get into character as Maria, in the role made famous by Julie Andrews

In her first performance Ekin-Su recreated her famous crawling scene from Love Island as she danced to Britney's smash hit Toxic with partner Brendyn Hatfield.

But it didn't go down so well with everyone, as the show received over 100 Ofcom complaints following the routine - and the Turkish beauty found herself with the lowest number of public votes.

She certainly brought some fire to the rink, stepping out in a nude mesh unitard with a dramatically embellished detail.

The actress crawled across the ice during the performance, an ode to the famous Love Island scene in which she crawled around the villa's terrace to kiss fellow islander Jay Younger behind partner Davide Sanclimenti's back.

Steamy: While the sultry routine also saw her lie on her back and be swept up into partner Brendyn's arms, with a slew of animated facial expressions

Steamy: While the sultry routine also saw her lie on her back and be swept up into partner Brendyn's arms, with a slew of animated facial expressions

Iconic: Ekin-Su recreated Britney's famous sheer beaded Toxic costume for her routine

Iconic: Ekin-Su recreated Britney's famous sheer beaded Toxic costume for her routine 

Confident: Reflecting on the 112 Ofcom complaints she received over her Toxic routine, the Love Island star said: 'With Britney, I was having fun with it, I couldn¿t have performed it better'

Confident: Reflecting on the 112 Ofcom complaints she received over her Toxic routine, the Love Island star said: 'With Britney, I was having fun with it, I couldn’t have performed it better' 

The sultry routine also saw her lie on her back and be swept up into partner Brendyn's arms, with a slew of animated facial expressions.

Ekin-Su and Brendyn were marked middle of the leaderboard by the judges, who gave a score of 21.5.

But while they agreed that the star certainly had sex appeal, they were hoping for a little more from the performance and she landed in the skate off. 

Many viewers also took to social media to brand the routine 'not appropriate' for the family show, which airs before the watershed. 

She was saved by the judges last Sunday after footballer John Fashanu became the first star to be eliminated from the ITV series. 

Judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were all in agreement and voted for Ekin-Su to stay in the competition as she included 'more technical skating in her routine'. 

Dancing On Ice starts at 6:30pm every Sunday on ITV1 and ITVX. 

Gutting! It comes after John Fashanu became the first star on the line-up to be eliminated from the ITV series last week

Gutting! Dancing On Ice 2023's John Fashanu became the first star on the line-up to be eliminated from the ITV series 

DANCING ON ICE 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

PATSY PALMER 

AGE: 50

PROFESSION: Actress and DJ

WHAT DID THEY SAY?:  'I've turned it down before because I was terrified, but when I turned 50 I made a pact to get out of my confront zone. '

 

EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU

AGE: 28

PROFESSION: Love Island star 

WHAT DID THEY SAY?:  'I’ve got some amazing news to tell you. I’m so excited, I can’t wait to get myself on the ice and skate. Stay tuned and see you on the ice.'

 

 MOLLIE GALLAGHER 

AGE: 24

PROFESSION: Actress

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I've not got the best coordination so when people find out they will laugh, but I don't want to spend my life saying "I can't do this, I can't do that."

 

JOEY ESSEX

AGE: 32 

PROFESSION: Ex TOWIE star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I'm so excited. I wanted something in my life with structure and it's more serious than what I usually do.'

 

 CARLEY STENSON

AGE: 36

PROFESSION: Actress and West End star

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I'm so excited that I get to learn how to dance...on ice! I'm terrified but can’t wait - I just want to make the most of this whole experience.'

 

SIVA KANESWARAN

AGE: 33

PROFESSION: Singer

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I want to learn how to skate and make my family proud of me and put on a show for everyone to see.'

 JOHN FASHANU 

AGE: 60

PROFESSION: Former footballer and pundit 

WHAT DID THEY SAY?:  'I am definitely in it to win it.And this may be one of the scariest things I've ever signed up for but I couldn't be more ready for the challenge!'

 

NILE WILSON

AGE: 26

PROFESSION: Olympic gymnast 

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I've not done much ice-skating but I am so excited for the opportunity. I'm so excited to get into that routine and to feel like an athlete again.'

 

 JAMES LEE WILLIAM AKA THE VIVIENNE 

AGE: 29

PROFESSION: Drag queen

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'To be the first drag artist to take part in one of the big UK reality competition shows is an honour and a big step forward for queer representation on TV.'

 

  DARREN HARRIOT 

PROFESSION: Comedian 

AGE: 34 

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I've got giant feet, I don't skate and I can't dance. My family has already made bets - they’re making bets that I’ll fall on the first episode!' 

 

 MICHELLE HEATON

AGE: 43

PROFESSION: Singer

WHAT DID THEY SAY?: 'I’ve always wanted to do it but I know I would never have been able to complete anything because of the way I was 18 months ago, so I’m really truly grateful that I’ve got it this year when I’m a lot stronger.'

 

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