Zoe Salmon has revealed that she gets very embarrassed by some of the racy moves she has to perform during her Dancing On Ice routines.

She explained to The Mirror: “Some of the lifts are very intimate and I’m such a prude! I mean, on date 64 you might get a kiss on the cheek if you’re lucky!

“It was a massive hurdle for me to overcome. I used to just stand on the ice and giggle because I was embarrassed.

“I’d get told, ‘You need to stick your boobs out’ or ‘I’m going to put my hand round by your thigh and your f****’. That shocked me as I just think it’s a really vulgar term.

“At first, I said, ‘Excuse me, is there any way you can call that something else?’ but then I realised I needed to get over it. In training they call a spade a spade as it’s the quickest way.

“Now I don’t raise an eyebrow. It’s a very intimate sport!”