Dancing on Ice viewers were left 'emotional' after Anton Ferdinand scored a perfect 40 during Sunday night's semi-final after two weeks in the skate-off.

The former footballer, 40, made it through to the semi-final of the ITV1 skating show alongside Annette Dytrt, which takes place next weekend.

During the Musicals Week episode of the competition, the couple scored a perfect 40 following their routine set to Bring Him Home from Les Misérables.

Fans were quick to flood social media with their reaction, as they declared their delight Anton receiving the top score of the night.

They said: '@anton_ferdinand brilliant and emotional'; 'Had me crying over dancing on ice. he was amazing'; Yasss, so glad Dan got through. I'm not happy about both him and Anton being in the bottom two lately, but I'm determined for my boys to make the finale! Dan and Anton, my 2025 winners';

'I didn't have absolutely sobbing Anton Ferdinand Dancing On Ice on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are, he was amazing'; 'Anton getting the first 40 wasn't on my Dancing On Ice bingo card'; 'Things you don't expect to see when flicking through the channels... Anton Ferdinand Dancing On Ice to Les Miserables'.

Anton's incredible week came after he landed in the bottom two on two occasions but fought his way out of the skate off. 

This week, Traitors star Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton were the unlucky pair who missed out on a place in the semi-final having faced Dan Edgar in the skate-off.

One viewer was thrilled that Dan made it through, but declared both him and Anton his 'winners' for the series after two weeks of being in the bottom two. 

He wrote: 'Yasss, so glad Dan got through!

'I'm not happy about both him and Anton being in the bottom two lately, but I'm determined for my boys to make the finale! Dan and Anton, my 2025 winners.'

Other viewers were surprised that at Anton's victory, whilst one viewer was just shocked at the concept of the footballer skating around to a showtune.

One wrote: 'I didn't have absolutely sobbing to Anton Ferdinand dancing on ice on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are...he was amazing.'

Another said: 'Anton getting the first 40 wasn't on my dancing in Ice bingo card #dancingonice #doi'

And one user wrote: 'Things you don't expect to see when flicking through the channels...Anton Ferdinand dancing on ice to Les Miserables'

 The panel was split on who should be sent home, as both Diversity star Ashley Banjo and Olympian Christopher Dean opted to save Dan and Vanessa.

Meanwhile, Oti Mabuse thought that Mollie and Colin should have made it through to the semi-final, and this meant that head judge Jayne Torvill had the deciding vote.

Elsewhere in the show, Coronation Street star Sam Aston and Molly Lanaghan scored 37.0 for their skate to I'd Do Anything from Oliver!

Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty scored 36.5 after their routine that was set to Cabaret from the Liza Minnelli classic. 

Dan and Vanessa's routine had not gone entirely smoothly, though as  during one lift Vanessa landed wrong and painfully bent her ankle as she fell.

After the performance was done hosts Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby checked in on her.

She confirmed that she was felling fine, and pair were later praised on their 'technical' ability' on the ice.  

Elsewhere, in the episode former Love Island star-turned- West End actress Amber Davies arrived to give a performance of All That Jazz from Chicago.

She  competed on the programme in 2024 and returned to the ice just ahead of her opening in the original cast of The Great Gatsby: The Musical.