Blog posts about Christopher Dean

Dancing On Ice 2014: DOI CANCELLED Torvill & Dean announce next series will be the LAST!!!!

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Dancing On Ice fans all breathed a huge sigh of relief when, after the last series of the ITV show concluded, it was revealed the rumours that the show had been cancelled were false.

However, our delight was only to be short-lived as, whilst the show WILL be returning next January, its hosts Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean have announced that 2014 will indeed be the LAST series!
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Dancing On Ice 2013: Torvill and Dean “devastated and desolate” that ITV have yet to commit to a new series

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As fans of Dancing On Ice will know, this year’s series ends on Sunday, and it’s widely expected that Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle will take the crown…

However, as we reported recently, the future of Dancing On Ice is in doubt after viewing figures have fallen dramatically this year, and as yet, it appears that ITV have made no move to assure the show’s regulars, such as mentors Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, that there will in fact be a new series next year.

And according to the Mail Online, professional skaters Jayne and Christopher are “desolate and devastated” that ITV have yet to commit to another run of DOI. Read more & comment »

Dancing On Ice 2013: Jayne Torvill admits she was ‘in love’ with Christopher Dean but Karen Barber thinks it need to be put to bed!

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Jayne Torvill has admitted that she was once ‘in love’ with her long term skating partner Christopher Dean.

Around 1975, Jayne Torvill was a former British Junior Pairs champion, and Christopher Dean and his partner had won a British Junior Ice Dance competition. Nottingham coach Janet Sawbridge put them together, and shortly afterwards, they started their ice dancing history.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Torvill & Dean give Luke Campbell ‘bum choreography’ & tease extra special Bolero!

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The final of Dancing Ice is almost upon us and all week the three finalists will be working hard, putting the finishing touches to their three routines for the last show.

Beth Tweddle, Matt Lapinskas and Luke Campbell has all won a place in the finale, which will air on ITV1 on Sunday and will each perform at least twice, with two of the stars also getting the chance to perform their version of The Bolero at the end of the evening.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: WATCH AGAIN! Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean’s ‘magic’ performance (VIDEO)

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean showed just why they have become icons in the world of ice skating when they performed on Dancing On Ice last night.

The amazing duo took to the rink in the middle of the semi final performance show and put on a performance that was just mind blowing to watch.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Christopher Dean reveals that Gareth Thomas is ‘gutted’ over elimination

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Gareth Thomas has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice and it seems that no one is going to be more disappointed about tonight’s result than him.

The rugby star struggled all week to learn his new routine, which saw him attached to a harness and hoisted above the rink and his motion sickness was so severe that medical staff had to step in at dress rehearsals today.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Karen Barber wants people to stop talking about boyfriend Christopher Dean’s ‘dabbling’ with Jayne Torvill!

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Karen Barber is getting a little bit fed up with everyone talking about her boyfriend’s past love life.

It was revealed last week that during an episode of Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Olympic ice skating legends Torvill and Dean revealed that they had ‘dabbled’ with romance and kissed once back when they were teenagers.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Karen Barber took time away from boyfriend Christopher Dean to make these predictions….

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Karen Barber tore herself away from the loving arms of Christopher Dean this weekend to make a few predictions about tonight’s Dancing On Ice show.

The former skating professional has been dating the Olympic star for more than a year and has previously commented that they are very happily involved.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Calm down Karen Barber! Boyfriend Christopher Dean only snogged Jayne Torvill!

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We were pretty excited yesterday when we heard that Torvill and Dean had finally admitted they’d given into their passion once and gotten jiggy with it.

We admit that we let our imaginations run away with us somewhat and had visions of the pair conducting a short but passionate affair, which involved them doing lots of unspeakable things in tour buses, airplanes and dressing rooms, before cruelly being torn apart by managers with pound signs in their eyes.

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Dancing On Ice 2013: Jayne Torvill admits she did get sexy with Christopher Dean (who’s now dating Karen Barber!)

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have admitted that things weren’t always totally platonic between them.

The former Olympic medal winning ice skaters have enjoyed a career together which has spanned four decades, after they were first paired together in 1975.

The Dancing On Ice mentors have always denied that they were ever romantically involved, despite being practically inseparable during their younger years, however in a recent interview they have confessed that they may have told a few porkies along the way.

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