Hello and welcome to The Ice Factor! Tonight our 16 stars dance for the first time, hoping to avoid tomorrow night's double elimination! The theme is R&B Week, so who will Hit 'Em Up Style, and manage to move Back and Forth over the ice, and who will go chasing Waterfalls? Well this is how WE do it!

Please welcome our mentors and their acts!

StigOfTheKrump
Zaraah Abrahams & Fred Palascak
Suzanne Shaw & Matt Evers
Sam Attwater & Brianne Delcourt
Duncan James & Alexandra Schauman

pothuthic
Stefan Booth & Kristina Lenko
Laura Hamilton & Colin Ratushniak
Chloe Madeley & Michael Zenezini
Kyran Bracken & Melanie Lambert

tinyangel
Vanilla Ice & Katie Stainsby
Jessica Taylor & Pavel Aubrecht
Gaynor Faye & Stuart Widdall
Hayley Tamaddon & Daniel Whiston

essexboyash
Bonnie Langford & Sean Rice
Ray Quinn & Maria Filippov
Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov
Chris Fountain & Frankie

Now this week, there is of course a TWIST.

Following the debut week of The Strictly Factor 2, the mentor who gets the highest total score of their acts will have all their acts IMMUNE from the elimination tomorrow night. And with two couples going they've sure got lucky!

Starting the show tonight is pothuthic's first act, Stefan Booth and Kristina Lenko!

Me and Poth are screwed lol

Song: Love on Top by Beyonce

Louie: 5.0
Robin: 7.0
Katarina: 6.5

Total: 18.5

Robin: 'A good start to the show. Your rhythm and musicality could have been a lot sharper, though.'

Next tonight is StigOfTheKrump's first act, Duncan James and Alexandra Schauman!

Song: Closer by Ne-Yo

Louie: 6.0
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 7.5

Total: 21.0

Louie: A very good start to the series Duncan, but I feel like you could have pushed it more.

Next now is StigOfTheKrump's second act, Zaraah Abrahams with Fred Palascak!

Song: Free Your Mind by En Vogue

Louie: 7.5
Robin: 9.0
Katarina: 8.0

Total: 24.5

Katarina: Yes! Wow, you are a star, this song suited you and your acting skills wonderfully, you have a real chance.

Great score, next now is pothuthic's second act Chloe Madeley and Michael Zenezini!

Song: Take A Bow by Rihanna

Louie: 6.5
Robin: 8.0
Katarina: 7.5

Total: 22.0

Robin: A very good dance, you are more suited with the slower routines and your mentor made a good choice here.

Next now is tinyangel's first act Jessica Taylor and Pavel Aubrecht!

Song: Only Girl (In The World) by Rihanna

Louie: 7.5
Robin: 8.5
Katarina: 7.5

Total: 23.5

Louie: Jessica, this dance suited you wonderfully. Well done, who knows what will happen with you here?

Next now is pothuthic's third act, Laura Hamilton and Colin Ratushniak!

Song: Yeah 3x by Chris Brown

Louie: 7.0
Robin: 6.5
Katarina: 6.5

Total: 20.0

Katarina: Interesting, your dancing patterns can get caught up easily but I think it was good, however it was way too dynamic and fast, slow down and focus on your content, which is why Louie gave a higher score.

Next now is tinyangel's second act, Vanilla Ice and Katie Stainsby!

Song: Rock Your Body by The Black Eyed Peas

Louie: 8.0
Robin: 8.0
Katarina: 8.5

Total: 24.5

Robin: Well this was a surprise! The theme did fit you and the dance was just genius, you have a real chance.

Next now is StigOfTheKrump's third act, Suzanne Shaw and Matt Evers!

Song: T-Shirt by Shontelle

Louis: 6.5
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 6.0

Total: 20.0

Louie: It was very nice, not the best of the night but you need to show more skill.

Sorry to keep you waiting Ash, your first act is up! Please welcome Chris Fountain and Frankie!

Song: You Know What's Up by Donell Jones feat. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

Louie: 6.5
Robin: 6.5
Katarina: 7.5

Total: 20.5

Katarina: Well done Chris, your general skating ability is very high, and you need more risks to take with your moves.

Next now is tinyangel's third act, Hayley Tammadon and Daniel Whiston!

Song: I'm Into You by Jennifer Lopez

Louie: 8.0
Robin: 5.5
Katarina: 7.0

Total: 20.5

Robin: Sorry for the low score, but it didn't fit my style. It seemed quite rough around the edges.

Next now is pothuthic's final act, Kyran Bracken and Melanie Lambert!

Song: When Love Takes Over by Kelly Rowland

Louie: 8.0
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 8.5

Total: 24.0

Louie: Wow, your ability is high so you can pull off a high energy dance like this.

Next is essexboyash's second act, Clare Buckfield & Andrei Lipanov!

*Claps*

haha Agreed

Song: The Boy is Mine by Brandy & Monica

Louis: 7.5
Robin: 6.0
Katarina: 7.0

Total: 20.5

Katarina: I wasn't a huge fan tonight. The story was good and dramatic but it needed more OOMPH!

Next now is tinyangel's final act, Gaynor Faye & Stuart Widdall!

Song: Just a Dream by Nelly

Louie: 5.5
Robin: 5.5
Katarina: 7.0

Total: 18.0

Robin: One of the weaker skates tonight, because I think you can easily deliver more than you did tonight.

Next now is essexboyash's third act, Ray Quinn and Maria Filippov!

Song: Unpretty by TLC

Louis: 6.5
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 6.5

Total: 20.5

Louie: Your skating is technically very good but I didn't feel that Ray Quinn pizzazz tonight.

Next is essexboyash's final act, Bonnie Langford and Sean Rice!

Song: Together Again by Janet Jackson

Louis: 7.0
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 7.5

Total: 22.0

Katarina: Well done Bonnie, I was very impressed with that, you do have a great technical ability which can improve as the show goes on.

The final act tonight is StigOfTheKrump's Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt!

wow, im completely rubbish lol

Song: On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men

Louis: 8.0
Robin: 7.5
Katarina: 7.0

Total: 22.5

Robin: Well done, keep that up and you'll be going a long way!

Mentor Leaderboard
1. StigOfTheKrump: 88.0
2. tinyangel: 86.0
3. pothuthic: 84.5
4. essexboyash: 83.5

Which means StigOfTheKrump's acts - Sam, Zaraah, Suzanne and Duncan, are safe and through to Week 2!

*waves goodbye to own acts*

Well done Stig thats a massive lead