Yahoo News Dancing On Ice's Oti Mabuse tells Ekin-Su Culculoglu to stay sexy
Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse has told Ekin-Su Culculoglu to ignore the critics and stay sexy.
The Love Island winner came under fire for her first skate of the series where she dressed in a Britney Spears-style see-through bodysuit with sparkly knickers.
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Her costume prompted more than 100 Ofcom complaints and this week she returned to the ITV1 show to skate to a Sound of Music routine in a high-necked dress and short blonde wig.
After the performance, host Holly Willoughby commented on the dramatic turn around from Britney to Maria, and Culculoglu answered: "I mean, if it's a character I can play, I can do it."
Yodel-Ekin-Suuuu!!! 🎶 @ekinsuofficial & @BrendynHatfieldhave have conquered that mountain with a score of 23 from the judges! ⛰️ #DancingOnIce pic.twitter.com/t12Oyw75bl
— Dancing on Ice (@dancingonice) January 29, 2023
But in the judges' comments, former Strictly Come Dancing pro Mabuse came out in support of the star, telling her to stay sexy.
Mabuse said: "I want you to stay true to yourself because you're such a beautiful young girl. Remember that, like it's not a bad thing to be sexy, it's a power that we as women have."
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The crowd cheered at Mabuse's comments, but viewers were not sure about Culculoglu's new look for the show.
One person tweeted: "Wow! Didn’t even recognise Ekin-Su just then!"
Another person commented: "Someone in the costume department really hates Ekin-Su , that wig ! Shocking"
Someone else wrote: "Can’t believe they made Ekin-Su dress like that, as if the poor woman hadn’t already been shamed enough last week for daring to be sexy"
Another viewer commented: "Ekin-Su giving Cersei Lannister vibes circa Season 6"
Last week, Mabuse told The Graham Norton Show: "It is so exciting to be part of a show that gets complaints!
"I thought the outfit was really, really sexy and risk-taking is what is important to me."
She added: "If I had that body, I would wear less all the time!”
Jayne Torvill also stuck up for her on Friday's Loose Women, saying of the complaints: "She was genuinely upset about it because she was quite surprised, but she wanted to put it right."
