Dancing on Ice fans called double standards after Joey Essex skated wearing just shorts - weeks after a flood of Ofcom complaints over Ekin-Su Cülcüloğl.
The Love Island winner, 28, recreated her notorious villa crawl during the sizzling display on the ITV show's series opener.
Holly Willoughby described it as the programme's 'sexiest ever skate' - but it sparked 112 complaints to the TV regulator as viewers at the time claimed it was 'not appropriate' before the watershed.
Joey performed his own racy routine on Sunday's show as he and his partner Vanessa Bauer stripped off for their latest Dancing on Ice routine and viewers at home were left distracted by their latest outfit choice.
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The pair were given a surfboard and didn't waste time in showing off their famous figures in their barely-there costumes.
The was an outcry that the TOWIE legend could get away with his prop week performance dressed in just a pair of shorts, showing off his toned torso after Ekin-Su's costume came under fire.
One fan groaned: "So Joey can skate half naked but Ekin Su gets attacked by the masses for wearing a skin-toned leotard. Do me a favour."
Another wrote: "Will Joey get complaints for wearing next to nothing or was that complaint just for Ekin-Su?#DancingOnIce #doi ."
Ekin-Su's catsuit caused a stir but she didn't seem too fussed by the grumbles.
She said: "You know what? If you have ’em flaunt them.
"I mean if you’ve got a nice bum and you look sexy in a unitard, why not. Who cares?”
Joey and Vanessa have been the main subject of Dancing On Ice gossip recently, with the pair surrounded by romance rumours.
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Vanessa donned stunning swimswear for the beach-inspired routine on Sunday - but there didn't seem much fury online.
After their performance, which scored an impressive 36.5 out of 40 from the judges, Joey revealed that he did feel cold and that people could "probably tell" by looking down at his nipples.
It comes after Joey suffered another nasty injury, just one week after sharing a snap of his injured leg wrapped in a bandage.
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The reality star took to his Instagram Story on Sunday to share a video of a painful-looking scar on his finger.
Alongside the video he added an ice block and cold face emoji.
Joey played the video to the song Frostbite by rapper Preme.
Dancing on Ice airs Sundays on ITV1 and ITVX