Dancing On Ice judge, Nicky Slater made last night’s live show by the skin of his teeth, after he rushed to the studio just minutes after his wife gave birth.

It was during rehearsals for the show that his wife, Christianne, first went into labour, and of course Nicky went to be by her side. But just moments after his baby son was born, Nicky rushed back to the Elstree studios to film last night’s show.

A source told The Sun: “Christianne told him to go. The birth went very well and she told Nicky to do the show.”