Some of us
are feeling a little bit flipped out today. Last night, Team Fake Bake were on hand at the finals of Dancing On Ice. And we don’t just turn up on a Sunday to
cheer. We have been hands on every weekend for this groundbreaking series, and
we couldn’t be prouder. This season of
DOI has all been all about celebration, and from those celebs who had a bit
of dance flair to those who stepped on the ice with two left feet, it was all
about what you can achieve.
The judging
panel was absolutely up for the job this year with our Olympic legends Jayne and Chris being joined by Ashley Banjo and newbie
John Barrowman.
We were all
in tears BTS when Libby Clegg took
to the ice with Mark Henretty to
skate to a piece which reflected her winning experiences as a Paralympic Champion. Is there anything
this MBE-on-ice can’t do? Libby gave us a real lesson in facing
your fears - and doing it anyway.
When Perri Keily skated on with Vanessa Bauer we
knew we were in for the Bolero of
our lives. They took the dance’s classic formula and added a few Diversity moves to make it totally
2020. The judging panel voted it the Bolero
GOAT.
It was Joe Swash who stole our hearts as
Charlie Chaplin with the talented Alex
Murphy. We have loved working with all of these guys backstage and Joe is exactly like you see on screen.
In such a close run final result, the guy who started off at the back of the skate
pack finished right at the top of the podium. It was a lovely moment.
We caught up
with our fabulous Global Creative
Consultant, James Harknett who alongside our amazing Eloise, The Tan Expert, headed up our Fake Bake crew for this whole series of DOI. These are his words….
“We are so
lucky to have worked on DOI for several
years now. Of course, we already know some of the backstage crew and the
pro skaters. It is always an honour to work with the judges, and Jayne and Chris are legends in every
sense.
The
presenting team makes sure that everyone feels at home. Phillip and Holly have really gone for Hollywood glam this season, and last night they were Oscar-worthy. It’s been an emotional
series this year, and I think that really came across to the viewers.
For us at Team Fake Bake, DOI is a special time
of year for us. After Christmas, it absolutely wipes away any January blues and
keeps our weekends packed right up until the final. Both the pro skaters and the celebs work so hard and
everyone involved in getting their looks spot on are the same.
It’s a
really unique job for us. Every tan is different, and you can imagine the
amount of Fake Bake professional
formulas we get through. One thing everyone notices is how they work so
well with different skin types and adapt to each person’s individual tones.
These are the hardest working tans we
create during the year, and I think that it really speaks volumes about the
brand that we get invited back time after time.
We have had
such good fun backstage and you can imagine the laughs when you get Joe or H in the booth! They have kept
us going for the whole season. It’s great to see everyone’s confidence build as
the series progresses and watching Libby’s
journey has inspired us all - there wasn’t a dry eye in the house last
night when she was skating.
Eloise and I were lucky enough to be
invited to the official DOI wrap party and it was great to finally relax a little bit. Every
contestant has brought something this year, and last night we couldn’t call the
result. Libby, Perri and Joe were
all remarkable.
I am so
proud of the work we do on DOI. It’s
a tough gig and we work a mile a minute, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We thought
it was lovely that Joe included the ‘Be
Kind’ message in his routine last night, it felt really fitting, and on International Women’s Day, it was the
perfect moment to celebrate all of the
inspirational women involved with the show. I’d really like to thank Eloise as she’s on that list.
Team work?
It’s what my weekends have been about on
DOI and I hope we get the chance to do it all again next year.”
So that’s
our DOI journey done and dusted for
2020. We always love working with ITV as
a brand, they make us super welcome, and we’ve all sat around today and had a
few re-watches of the routines. Not only are we in awe of how much James, Eloise and the gang do (the Fake Bake tans are flawless,
literally!) we know that watching Libby
has really rocked our worlds. Next time we feel anxious about learning a
new skill or taking on a new challenge, we will remember her skating out for
the dance of her lifetime.
What have we
taken from this season? That everything works better when you have someone
beside you, and whether you add cold, ice, heat, costumes changes or tears, a Fake Bake professional tan is going
nowhere under pressure.
Until 2021,
everyone. For the rest of 2020, be a little more Libby. Find your dream and follow it. There’s always a way if you
make like Perri - take a risk. And
finally, being a Joe means being a
winner means you don’t always start off as the best.
Sometimes
having the biggest heart is the best skill of all.
For more information
about all things Fake Bake go to ww.fakebake.co.uk
Thank you to everyone
at ITV and Dancing On Ice for making everyone at Team Fake Bake so welcome
You can follow James on
Insta @jamesharknettofficial
You can follow Eloise
on Insta @thetanexpert
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