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Feb 18, 2024 · It has been 40 years since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean mesmerised the world at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, where they won gold for Great Britain. They've now announced that they will...
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Mar 10, 2024 · Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean couldn't be closer on the ice - but what is the truth about their relationship in real life?
Apr 26, 2022 · Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean may be close partners on the ice - but they are not actually a couple in real-life. Over the years, many Dancing on Ice viewers have wrongly assumed that the...
- Torvill and Dean on How They First Met
- Torvill and Dean Talk on Their First (and Only) Kiss
- Torvill and Dean on Performing Together
- Torvill and Dean on Love and Friendship
Recalling their first meeting to the Radio Times, Jayne said: "My first memory of Chris is seeing him at the ice rink one Saturday afternoon in 1971. He stood out because he was whizzing around so fast and had blonde hair. That’s when I named him the Blonde Prince." MORE: Dancing on Ice star Ben Foden breaks silence after being first to leave show ...
During the same Radio Times interview, Jayne was quizzed about the relationship rumours and she admitted: "We did actually kiss once – before we were a skating couple. We were in the back of the bus going to a league match, and it just happened. It was a one-off. We never talked about it afterwards. We laugh about it now." Christopher spoke about t...
On ice the pair look so effortless together – and so in love (hence the rumours). However, speaking to the Radio Times, Christopher admitted that it wasn't always as comfortable skating with Jayne: "We were very shy with each other. "Janet Sawbridge, our coach, made us get into a hold. We were standing nose to nose, hip to hip, and there was nowher...
Jayne married Phil Christensen in 1990, while Christopher has been married twice before and is now in a long-term relationship with Karen Barber (who has also starred as a judge on Dancing on Ice). In an interview with Northern Life magazine, Christopher said: " We’re really close and the best of friends, we’ve grown up together" and in the Radio T...
Who did Torvill and Dean marry? In 1990, Jayne married American sound engineer Philip Christensen, her husband of 28 years and counting.
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Dec 23, 2018 · Iconic skaters and the inspiration behind the Christmas TV show, Jayne Torvill, 61, and Christopher Dean, 60, reveal the secrets of their long relationship.
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The love affair with the ice rink began for Christopher when he received ice skates for Christmas at age 10. He became hooked and took lessons outside school hours with Ken Babbington, Len...
