The Traitors star already pegged for Dancing on Ice final

Ashley Banjo is forecasting great success in the ice rink for Mollie Pearce and pro Colin Grafton.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ENGLAND - JANUARY 08: Mollie Pearce attends the photocall for
The Traitors finalist Mollie Pearce is competing in this year's Dancing on Ice (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Dancing on Ice's Ashley Banjo can already see The Traitors star Mollie Pearce making it to this year's final.

Together with professional partner Colin Grafton, Pearce, who created unforgettable TV gold by having the wool pulled over her eyes by Harry Clark in last year's series of The Traitors, completed her first ice rink routine on Sunday, 19 January, and it went down a storm with judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Banjo.

The latter predicted a great future in the competition for the disability model, who was born with no fingers on her right hand.

Pearce and Colin Grafton collect the judges' feedback (ITV screenshot)
Pearce and Colin Grafton collect the judges' feedback (ITV screenshot)

After contributing to the judges' score of 29.5, Banjo opened his analysis with "Wow!"

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"I know how much life has changed for you in recent times and to be out here in Week 1 and to achieve that on Dancing on Ice is honestly incredible," he continued.

"That performance for me was all about the potential - not the potential to be good, because you're already incredible, but the potential for me to go all the way into the final. I think you showed so much promise; the dynamic between you was incredible and then it's underpinned by solid skating, so you are one to watch."

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Meanwhile, Torvill and Dean further commended the 22-year-old on her solid connection with Grafton.

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"Good golly Miss Molly, you sure know how to skate don't you," said Dean, as his beloved skating partner added: "You really look into his eyes and you lived that part that you were playing tonight."

Andy Buchanan and Chelsee Healey became the first couple to be eliminated (ITV1 screenshot)
Andy Buchanan and Chelsee Healey became the first couple to be eliminated (ITV1 screenshot)

Once the judges' scores and public votes were combined, Waterloo Road actress Chelsee Healey and pro Andy Buchanan became the first couple to leave the ice.

Talking to presenters Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern for her exit interview, an emotional Healey revealed: "I honestly couldn't have done it without [Buchanan]. I feel personally there's been a lot going on with me that I've been struggling with, so I couldn't completely focus - Andy knows, so, I'm just really grateful."

Dancing on Ice airs Sundays on ITV1 and ITVX.