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WHO’LL WIN DANCING

Torvill and Dean assess the competitors and look forward to the PyeongChang Winter

ore than “AS EACH WEEK’S GONE BY Busy he certainly Standards are
three is. We’re chatting high this year.
decades I FEEL A LITTLE BIT during a break Max Evans and
Mon from MORE COMFORTABLE from rehearsals for Ale Izquierdo’s
their gold the upcoming performance
in week three
medal-winning AS A JUDGE” Dancing On Ice live impressed Jane
performance at tour, which will see
the 1984 Sarajevo CHRISTOPHER DEAN Jayne and Chris reunite
Olympics, British on the ice for the first time
skating legends Jayne Torvill and in four years.
Christopher Dean remain as That starts in March. In the
involved in skating as ever. As meantime, Torvill and Dean are
well as becoming judges for the also Dancing On Ice’s head judges
first time on ITV’s rebooted on Sunday evenings, tackling the
Dancing On Ice, the legendary pair challenge of judging a reality
have also been drafted in as show for the first time. Previously,
pundits, to critique the figure their role on the show was as
skating during the Winter mentors and choreographers to
Olympics, which start this week. the celebrity contestants – this Chris admits he misses X Factor’s Jake Quickenden,
Although not official time, they’ve had to dish out mentoring and choreographing rugby player Max Evans,
commentators – that job is taken witty praise and gentle criticisms for the skating pairs. “I definitely weatherman Alex Beresford and
by Robin Cousins in to the stars attempting to conquer miss that part of it and the Love Island’s Kem Cetinay. “We’ve
PyeongChang in South Korea – the ice. connection of working with the got some good ones – maybe the
Torvill and Dean will be in the Six weeks in, it’s fair to say the celebrities,” he says. “But at the men are the stronger ones, and
BBC’s Salford studio during the iconic ice pair have found their same time it’s a good format then Donna Air has stepped up
figure skating to give their expert feet as head judges. “I was a little change because you get to hear and shown that she can progress
opinion. It’s another first for apprehensive to begin with, but more of what we really think as and improve,” says Jayne. Chris is
them. “We’re really looking each week that’s gone by I feel a opposed to when we were cooking up a group routine for
forward to it, as we’ve never done little bit more comfortable as a mentoring – now we have a voice the men for the Dancing On Ice
it like this before for the BBC,” judge,” says Chris. “The reality is on the show. live tour. “They all like to take
says Jayne, 60. “I’m sure it will that we know about the skating “Also, I think you can their shirts off,” quips Chris.
bring back some fond memories world. We’re coming from a choreograph in the way you mark “Maybe they could do a Full
for us.” strong knowledge base.” the skaters. You can guide them. Monty on ice!”
It holds special interest for Chris and Jayne are even If you say, ‘You need to be doing That would be eye-catching,
Chris, who has been choreographing getting used to the occasional boo this more, or there’s too much but what tour audiences will be
for some of the Olympic skaters. from the audience when they of this,’ you’re doing it waiting to see is Chris
“I’ve worked with the English criticise the celebrities’ through your “THE WINTER and Jayne back on
team and the French team and performances. “A few weeks ago comments OLYMPICS WILL BRING the ice together.
PHOTOGRAPHS: ITV; REX FEATURES medals,” says Chris, 59. “I’ve than the others’ and I did say, impressed with MEMORIES FOR US” the show – “They
Chris says it’s not
I knew that my score was lower
and marks.”
some others who may even get
true that Dancing
They’re
BACK SOME FOND
On Ice banned
‘Don’t boo me!’” laughs Jayne.
spent my life choreographing,
him and Jayne
“But there are lots of cheers, too,
and if I didn’t have anything to do
the standard of
from skating on
celebrity skater,
especially when we’ve given
I’d go crazy! Keeping busy is what
JAYNE TORVILL
keeps me sane.”
particularly The
higher marks.”