December 18th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
ITV have of course only just revealed who will be competing in the new series of Dancing On Ice – which begins on January 6th – but already, former EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas is injured…
And one of this year’s contestants, Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden, has jokingly warned Matt and the other celebs to pull out of the show now, before it’s too late!
More on that in a moment, but first, Matt – who’s in training with his pro-skate partner Brianne Delcourt – has reportedly got lots of bruises and has “cracked” a bone.
He told TV Biz, “I have a few bumps and bruises. Early on, I fell over and cracked my hip bone on the ice… Read more & comment »
March 27th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Matthew Wolfenden may have won Dancing On Ice on Sunday night, but his ice skating career isn’t over just yet.
The Emmerdale star will soon set off on the show’s nationwide tour, along with fellow contestants such as Chico Slimani and Jorgie Porter, however he may struggle with some of his big routines, due to a painful injury he has sustained.
Speaking yesterday on This Morning, Matt admitted that he struggled with his final big lift in The Bolero, because he has injured his shoulder and finds it difficult to lift Nina above his head.
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March 26th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Last nights Dancing On Ice final for me, was the closest we’ve seen for years. There was no outright favourite. From the moment the series started it was always going to be either Jorgie or Matt, with Chico snapping at their heels. And realistically it could have been any of the remaining three celebrities skating that Bolero.
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March 26th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Matthew Wolfenden has admitted that after competing in an entire series of Dancing On Ice over the last few months, he doesn’t think he would ever agree to do it again.
The Emmerdale star triumphed on last night’s final, when he beat off competition from Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter and X Factor star Chico Slimani and won the 2012 series, after delivering an awe inspiring version of The Bolero.
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Dancing On Ice drew to a close this weekend, which is just as well or our eyes would literally turn square with all the TV shows we have to watch each weekend.
Just one night after the launch of this year’s series of Britain’s Got Talent and the first ever run of BBC’s The Voice, ITV’s Dancing On Ice drew to a close in a dramatic finale which saw Chico Slimani, Jorgie Porter and Matthew Wolfenden all fighting it out for the crown.
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Matthew Wolfenden admitted that he was daunted and overwhelmed when it came to choreographing his own routine to The Bolero this week.
The Emmerdale actor won the chance to perform the iconic routine on the final of the ITV series, after Chico Slimani was eliminated earlier this evening and in the rehearsal VT head coach Karen Barber revealed that she was impressed by how much input Matt had into the choreography and how much he led during the practice sessions.
The only guidance given by Torvill and Dean was:
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Dancing On Ice reached it’s dramatic conclusion tonight and after the return of all the formerly eliminated contestants Phillip Schofield returned to the rink to announced the first act to be eliminated.
The silver fox revealed that Matthew Wolfenden was the first star to get throuigh to the next stage and would be performing the iconic Bolero routine, he followed up his revelation with the news that the Emmerdale star would be joined by Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter in the final stage.
That meant that Chico Slimani was going home and on hearing the news the former X Factor star said:
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Matthew Wolfenden decided to revisit Rock Week on tonight’s Dancing On Ice final show.
The hunky actor was asked to pick his favourite routine of the ITV series to date, to repeat on tonight’s last show of the year and the Emmerdale star opted for he and professional partner Nina Ulanova to skate once more to Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now.’
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Matthew Wolfenden may be the bookies favourite to take the crown on tonight’s Dancing On Ice show, but the Emmerdale star wasn’t taking any chances.
Not only did he insist that Torvill and Dean help him choreograph one of the most difficult routines he has performed yet, but for tonight’s final show, the hunk also decided that he would show off his buff body by getting covered in water during his routine to ‘Singing In The Rain.”
Chico may be going topless but tonight, Matt was entering a wet t shirt competition and it has to be said, the actor looked well.
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March 25th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
After months of gruelling training and eleven weeks of competing live to the nation only three celebrity skaters remain and tonight one will be crowned Dancing on Ice Champion 2012.
Chico Slimani, Jorgie Porter and Matthew Wolfenden will battle it out as they perform their final show stopping showcase routine, which allows the celebrities themselves to have their very own creative input. Plus our three finalists will be performing one of their favourite routines of the series again.
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