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Dancing on Ice judge slams Cowell

Simon Cowell and Jason Gardiner © Rex

Evil Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner seems to be spoiling for a fight – and not just with the contestants he regularly harangues. Nope, this time, he’s picking on none other than X Factor’s Simon Cowell.

“Simon Cowell said I’m nastier than him,” said the Dean Gaffney lookalike. “That’s not true, because he destroys people’s dreams.”

Pouring petrol on the fire, he added: "Simon can’t actually sing. I, however, have an extensive and very credible dance career, so I can still do what I am criticising."

That’s as maybe, but you do wonder whether Gardiner even wants to be on Dancing on Ice. Having previously explained that “sitting there week after week by the ice, freezing and watching s*** is no picnic”, he explained that he found skating “a little too camp for my liking”.

Meanwhile, what did TV’s new Mr Nasty so-and-so have to say about the low-cut outfit that made Holly Willoughby’s name a byword for controversy and outrage? Said Jason: "When I first saw that dress, I did think: ‘My God, you’ve got great t**s!'” He doesn’t mince his words, does he?

by Will Parkhouse, Tuesday 5 February 2008

Source: The Sun, Daily Mirror