Brendan Cole and Kimberly Wyatt dominate Dancing On Ice leaderboard

Professional dancer Cole was the first celebrity to take to the ice, scoring 30.5 with the “best first dance” the series has seen with skating partner Vanessa Bauer.

Brendan Cole and Kimberly Wyatt topped the Dancing On Ice leaderboard (Matt Frost/ITV/PA)

Brendan Cole and Kimberly Wyatt have topped the Dancing On Ice leaderboard while Happy Mondays dancer Bez finished at the bottom after descending to the rink on giant maracas.

The new series of Dancing On Ice got under way, with six of the competition’s 12 couples making their debut on the ITV skating competition on Sunday night.