Skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean hope you enjoyed the return of Dancing on Ice this year and the subsequent Dancing on Ice tour - a spectacular live show that performed across the UK in 2018.
"We are delighted the 2018 Dancing on Ice UK arena tour was such a huge success. We can't wait to see you all again soon.”
The 2018 Dancing on Ice tour featured Torvill & Dean and a host of celebrity skaters from the ITV show.
| Born | 7 October 1957, Nottingham, England |
| Parents | George & Betty Torvill |
| Siblings | None |
| Began Skating Age | 8 |
| First Coach | Thelma Perry |
| Former Career | Insurance Clerk |
| 1st Skating Partner | Michael Hutchinson British Junior Pairs Champions 1970 British Senior Pairs Champions 1971 |
| 2nd Partner | Christopher Dean British Ice Dance Champions 1978 – 1983 & 1994 European Ice Dance Champions 1981, ’82, ’84 & 1994 World Ice Dance Champions 1981 – 84 Olympic Ice Dance Champions 1984 Olympic Ice Dance Bronze Medalists 1994 World Professional Ice Dance Champions 1984, ’85, ’90, ’95 & ‘96 |
| Marital Status | Married Philip Christensen 1990 |
| Children | Kieran & Jessica |
| Home | East Sussex, England |
| Honours | MBE awarded 1981, OBE awarded 2000 |
| Awards |
BBC Television Team of the Year 1982 BBC Television Team of the Year 1983 BBC Television Sports Personality of the Year 1984 Freewoman of the City of Nottingham 1985 Inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame 1989 Nottingham Trent University HonMA 1993 Honoured by the German Figure Skating Federation 1995 Honoured by the Russian Figure Skating Federation 2009 |
| Patronage |
Demelza House, Vice President The Chloe Cotton Trust, Patron Somerset House Skate School, Patron The Swale Youth Development Fund, Patron Children Respite Trust, Patron
East Sussex Foster Care, Patron
L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, Patron
Switch Up & the Nottingham School of Boxing, Patron
Faith In Families, Patron
Wealden Works, Patron
The Royal Society for Blind Children, Ambassador
The Shaw Mind Foundation, Ambassador
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| Born | 27th July 1958, Nottingham, England |
| Parents | Colin & Mavis Dean (stepmother Betty Dean) |
| Siblings | None |
| Began Skating Age | 10 |
| First Coach | Ken Babbington |
| Former Career | Police Constable |
| 1st Skating Partner | Sandra Elson British Primary Dance Champions 1972 British Junior Dance Champions 1974 |
| 2nd Partner | Jayne Torvill British Ice Dance Champions 1978 – 1983 & 1994 European Ice Dance Champions 1981, ’82, ’84 & 1994 World Ice Dance Champions 1981 – 84 Olympic Ice Dance Champions 1984 Olympic Ice Dance Bronze Medalists 1994 World Professional Ice Dance Champions 1984, ’85, ’90, ’95 & ‘96 |
| Children | Jack, born 1998 & Sam, born 2000 |
| Home | Colorado Springs, USA |
| Honours | MBE awarded 1981 OBE awarded 2000 |
| Awards |
BBC Television Team of the Year 1982 BBC Television Team of the Year 1983 BBC Television Sports Personality of the Year 1984 Freeman of the City of Nottingham 1985 Inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame 1989 Nottingham Trent University HonMA 1993 Honoured by the German Figure Skating Federation 1995 Honoured by the Russian Figure Skating Federation 2009 |
| Patronage |
The Chloe Cotton Trust, Patron
L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, Patron
Switch Up & the Nottingham School of Boxing, Patron
The Shaw Mind Foundation, Ambassador
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| Click to download full biography |