Holly Willoughby stands out from the Dancing on Ice set

Telly Talk: Well, if that was her cleavage covered up, how would it have been if Holly Willoughby had been showing off her ample decolletage? writes Tracey O'Sullivan.

The pregnant television presenter, who is expecting her second baby, had claimed she was going to cover up in something baggy with a roll neck after the furore surrounding her glamorous frocks in the last series of Dancing On Ice.

But when the glitter and fake tan fest returned last night it was obvious she'd had re-think as she presented the show in a stunning red gown which was simply fabulous and more than a little daring.

I'm no fan of the vacuous one, and I still can't understand the fuss that surrounds a presenter with none of the presence of her peers or the wit of the likes of Claudia Winkleman, but she looked lovely last night – blooming if allowed the obvious cliché – and, frankly, with a line-up of nobodies she was one of the highlights of the evening.

Why should we wait for the Oscars when Sunday night talent shows can give us a dose of red carpet glamour.

I have to admit I'm a big fan of Holly's change of heart and that red dress. Emma Bunton is certainly going to have to up the style stakes next week if we are going to enjoy any kind of Cheryl versus Danni-type rivalry.

And let's hope she does because so far I am not as big a fan of this year's line-up. Haphazard Steven Arnold is not anywhere near as funny on the slippy stuff as Bobby Davro was, while Laura "what's-her-name" - and I should know, she's off children's telly and I have a two-year-old – is irritatingly over-the-top. Could she have possibly flashed any more stage school smiles to go along with the ridiculous mullet crop.

Now Kerry Katona – the least said the better, but I couldn't help thinking it would be great to see her fall flat on that newly toned and honed derrier. The woman is determined, or at least desperate, but do we really need to see the Queen of Chavs back on mainstream television? I for one don't think so. Yet today she is the favourite to win alongside Vanilla Ice.

Now I'm a big fan of reality television but my husband not so much, so I have to justify possession of the remote control on a Sunday evening. With these two in the frame to go all the way I'm struggling.

And last night's twist was not so much a twist as a slight curve in proceedings. While there was a double eviction nobody was actually booted off before getting to skate at all – now I would have voted for that option for more than half of the line-up. Interestingly enough though not for Angela Rippon and Nadia Sawalha, the two who were given their marching orders.

Top marks for Angela's elegance and Nadia's new trimmed down figure. I would have liked to see both back next week – unfortunately for them and us both are names which wouldn't exactly trip off the tongue of the average Dancing on Ice viewer and last night's outcome was completely in the hands of the public vote.

Sometimes there is a case for the judges have the last say in the early stages of such a competition.

So for now it's back to those frocks. The only reason yet to tune in again next week.