Hoots of laughter greeted Susie Lipanova even as she glided around gracefully on her skates. She realized how formidable her task of getting the former Eastender Todd Carty to match up to her skills when she found the source of the laughter Todd “calamity” Carter as he is nick named down on the floor.
In fact, Susie is a downright professional who rightfully thought turning Todd into Christopher Dean is going to be the toughest task she has ever faced. Todd, with his hilariously clumsy performance has reinforced her fears over and over again, right from the moment he has set foot into Dancing on Ice.
In spite of realizing the extent of her responsibility Susie was yet taken by surprise when Todd careened wildly with flying spaghetti legs as he came down crashing on the rink.
Though unintentional, this hilarious act of Todd was watched world over by at least ten million. It was also published on YouTube for the rest to have a good laugh. Susie, in an exclusive interview to the Daily Mirror recalled the incident saying she did not realize what was happening. All she could see was an orange flash from the corner of her eye and heard the entire crowd becoming hysterical. She said audience went crazy and the there was a deafening noise at the studio.
Susie went on to say that Todd was a good human being and she would continue with her efforts in teaching him. Of course, it still looks like the closest clumsy Todd should get to professional figure skating is watching it on his flat-screen Sony KDL-40W4500 before he hurts himself. But despite his horrendous performance, Todd admittedly provides for some great comedic relief and Susie must be lauded for sticking with him.