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Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jayne Torvill opens up on reason for 50-year bond with Christopher Dean after final show
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have finished their farewell tour, Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, after four final performances in their home town of Nottingham Jayne Torvill has opened up about the secret to her enduring partnership with Christopher Dean following their emotional final performance together. The legendary ice skating duo, who captured the nation's heart with their Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games, decided to hang up their skates as a pair in 2024. After concluding their goodbye tour, Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, with four last shows in Nottingham, they reflected on the journey that started it all. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Torvill, aged 67, said "It was all just very new for both of us. "As we skated together a few more times, I think we both realised that we both had a passion for it, and we both wanted to get better. Keep doing it, practice, get better. And I think that's what kept us going all these years. "I always say that we never got married, so that's why we are still best of friends and still love working together." Chris, now 66, added: "Never leave the ice with an argument though. We've grown up through all those stages of life, from 15-year-olds to 20-year-olds to 30-year-olds to marriages to children, retirement now. "We've done so much over the 50 years and seen so much together over the 50 years." The Dancing on Ice legends, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, have hung up their skates for the last time as a duo, 40 years after clinching the 1984 Olympic gold with their iconic Bolero routine in Sarajevo, reports the Manchester Evening News. As they embarked on the UK stretch of their goodbye tour this April, they performed Bolero one last time, with Chris hailing the crowd as "phenomenal" and expressing joy at being able to "bow out on a high". While this signifies the end of their joint performances, the pair assured fans they have other ventures lined up and will continue to stay connected. Chris revealed: "We'll meet up in London and go and watch a show at least once a month, something like that. We like mentoring. We'll work with other people. "I still really enjoy choreographing, so I hope to work with other skaters, and certainly other shows, other skating shows." Jayne added: "We've got other work things coming up, but not performing on the ice together. We are quite often invited to give talks at events and so on. "And normally we wouldn't have had time for that, but we'll have more time to do stuff like that."
Leader Live
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Torvill says secret to friendship with Dean is they ‘never got married'
The duo, who took home the Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games, announced their retirement from skating together in 2024. The pair ended their farewell tour Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, last week with four final performances in their home town of Nottingham to mark the end of where it all began. Speaking about when they first became skate partners and how they have maintained their lasting friendship, Torvill, 67, told BBC Breakfast: 'It was all just very new for both of us. As we skated together a few more times, I think we both realised that we both had a passion for it, and we both wanted to get better. Keep doing it, practice, get better. And I think that's what kept us going all these years. 'I always say that we never got married, so that's why we are still best of friends and still love working together.' Dean, 66, added: 'Never leave the ice with an argument though. 'We've grown up through all those stages of life, from 15-year-olds to 20-year-olds to 30-year-olds to marriages to children, retirement now. 'We've done so much over the 50 years and seen so much together over the 50 years.' The pair announced their retirement from skating together 40 years after securing the 1984 Olympic gold in Sarajevo with their ice dance to Ravel's Bolero at the Zetra Olympic Hall. Embarking on the UK leg of their farewell tour in April, they skated to Bolero for one final time – with Dean describing the audience as 'phenomenal', adding that they were able to 'bow out on a high'. Despite it marking the end of the pair performing together, they both said they have other projects in the pipeline and will still meet up and keep in touch. Dean said: 'We'll meet up in London and go and watch a show at least once a month, something like that. 'We like mentoring. We'll work with other people. I still really enjoy choreographing, so I hope to work with other skaters, and certainly other shows, other skating shows.' Torvill added: 'We've got other work things coming up, but not performing on the ice together. 'We are quite often invited to give talks at events and so on. And normally we wouldn't have had time for that, but we'll have more time to do stuff like that.' Alongside their Olympic Gold, Torvill and Dean also saw success at the World, European and British Championships and in 1994 won bronze in the Winter Games at Lillehammer in Norway. After retiring from competitive skating, the pair began touring, coaching and choreographing before becoming the faces of celebrity competition show Dancing On Ice, which ran from 2006 until 2014. When the show was revived in 2018, they became head judges until earlier this year when ITV announced it would be rested. Their farewell tour of London, Belfast, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow included a team of professional figure skaters, some of whom have featured on Dancing On Ice.
RTÉ News
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Torvill says secret to friendship with Dean is they 'never got married'
Jayne Torvill has said the secret to her lasting friendship with ice skating partner Christopher Dean is that the pair "never got married". The duo, who took home the Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games, announced their retirement from skating together in 2024. The pair ended their farewell tour Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, last week with four final performances in their home town of Nottingham to mark the end of where it all began. Speaking about when they first became skate partners and how they have maintained their lasting friendship, Torvill, 67, told BBC Breakfast:"It was all just very new for both of us. As we skated together a few more times, I think we both realised that we both had a passion for it, and we both wanted to get better. Keep doing it, practice, get better. And I think that's what kept us going all these years. "I always say that we never got married, so that's why we are still best of friends and still love working together." Dean, 66, added: "Never leave the ice with an argument though. "We've grown up through all those stages of life, from 15-year-olds to 20-year-olds to 30-year-olds to marriages to children, retirement now. "We've done so much over the 50 years and seen so much together over the 50 years." The pair announced their retirement from skating together 40 years after securing the 1984 Olympic gold in Sarajevo with their ice dance to Ravel's Bolero at the Zetra Olympic Hall. Embarking on the UK leg of their farewell tour in April, they skated to Bolero for one final time – with Dean describing the audience as "phenomenal", adding that they were able to "bow out on a high". Despite it marking the end of the pair performing together, they both said they have other projects in the pipeline and will still meet up and keep in touch. Dean said: "We'll meet up in London and go and watch a show at least once a month, something like that. "We like mentoring. We'll work with other people. I still really enjoy choreographing, so I hope to work with other skaters, and certainly other shows, other skating shows." Torvill added: "We've got other work things coming up, but not performing on the ice together. "We are quite often invited to give talks at events and so on. And normally we wouldn't have had time for that, but we'll have more time to do stuff like that." Alongside their Olympic Gold, Torvill and Dean also saw success at the World, European and British Championships and in 1994 won bronze in the Winter Games at Lillehammer in Norway. After retiring from competitive skating, the pair began touring, coaching and choreographing before becoming the faces of celebrity competition show Dancing On Ice, which ran from 2006 until 2014. When the show was revived in 2018, they became head judges until earlier this year when ITV announced it would be rested. Their farewell tour of London, Belfast, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow included a team of professional figure skaters, some of whom have featured on Dancing On Ice.
South Wales Guardian
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Torvill says secret to friendship with Dean is they ‘never got married'
The duo, who took home the Olympic gold at the 1984 Winter Games, announced their retirement from skating together in 2024. The pair ended their farewell tour Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, last week with four final performances in their home town of Nottingham to mark the end of where it all began. Speaking about when they first became skate partners and how they have maintained their lasting friendship, Torvill, 67, told BBC Breakfast: 'It was all just very new for both of us. As we skated together a few more times, I think we both realised that we both had a passion for it, and we both wanted to get better. Keep doing it, practice, get better. And I think that's what kept us going all these years. 'I always say that we never got married, so that's why we are still best of friends and still love working together.' Dean, 66, added: 'Never leave the ice with an argument though. 'We've grown up through all those stages of life, from 15-year-olds to 20-year-olds to 30-year-olds to marriages to children, retirement now. 'We've done so much over the 50 years and seen so much together over the 50 years.' The pair announced their retirement from skating together 40 years after securing the 1984 Olympic gold in Sarajevo with their ice dance to Ravel's Bolero at the Zetra Olympic Hall. Embarking on the UK leg of their farewell tour in April, they skated to Bolero for one final time – with Dean describing the audience as 'phenomenal', adding that they were able to 'bow out on a high'. Despite it marking the end of the pair performing together, they both said they have other projects in the pipeline and will still meet up and keep in touch. Dean said: 'We'll meet up in London and go and watch a show at least once a month, something like that. 'We like mentoring. We'll work with other people. I still really enjoy choreographing, so I hope to work with other skaters, and certainly other shows, other skating shows.' Torvill added: 'We've got other work things coming up, but not performing on the ice together. 'We are quite often invited to give talks at events and so on. And normally we wouldn't have had time for that, but we'll have more time to do stuff like that.' Alongside their Olympic Gold, Torvill and Dean also saw success at the World, European and British Championships and in 1994 won bronze in the Winter Games at Lillehammer in Norway. After retiring from competitive skating, the pair began touring, coaching and choreographing before becoming the faces of celebrity competition show Dancing On Ice, which ran from 2006 until 2014. When the show was revived in 2018, they became head judges until earlier this year when ITV announced it would be rested. Their farewell tour of London, Belfast, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow included a team of professional figure skaters, some of whom have featured on Dancing On Ice.
Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Christopher Dean reassures concerned crowd after Jayne Torvill's horror fall
Jayne Torvill stumbled on a hole in the ice rink during a heart-stopping moment at her and Christopher Dean's performance at the BP Pulse Live Arena in Birmingham Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill concerned fans when the latter slipped on a hole in the ice rink during one of their performances, but he was quick to reassure the audience. Jayne was seen slipping on the ice after skating over a hole on the rink, with Christopher rushing to help his ice skating partner in the heart-stopping moment during the duo's Bolero routine on their UK tour. The Dancing On Ice judges were impressing fans with their incredible routine at the BP Pulse Live Arena in Birmingham last Sunday when the incident unfolded. The 67-year-old star was seen falling to the floor after slipping during her routine with dance partner Chris, 66, as the crowd gasped in concern. Ever the professional, Jayne quickly dusted herself off with the help of Chris as they continued their routine. Following the accident, Christopher reassured the crowd and told them it was all okay. He said: "Thank you so much. As you can see, sometimes it gets scary out here. Scary, scary - for Jayne anyway." He went on to thank fans for attending their final tour. Christopher said: "It has been a terrific show and thank you to my wonderful skaters here and to Jayne. We are really honoured that you spend your time to come out and see us on a Sunday afternoon and share some of our 50-year career highlights. "It's been so memorable and we will always remember today. Thank you for your memories everyone." The talented duo, who rose to fame with their performance at the 1984 Winter Olympics, kicked off their final tour this month. Christopher and Jayne first came together in 1975 before stunning at the Olympics. Their farewell tour, titled Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance, is set to run until May 11. The dates will see the duo perform in London, Belfast, Newcastle, and Glasgow. Speaking ahead of their finale, Chris explained they both felt it was the "right time" to stop skating. He said: "We're not spring chickens anymore," before saying the pair want to retire while they're still able to perform "to a certain degree". Meanwhile, the legendary duo have been followed by cameras as they travelled across the country for one last tour. They previously discussed their tour with the Mirror about their tour, telling us: "We're delighted that our farewell tour will be the subject of an ITV documentary. "The programme will be filled with poignant and joyful moments as we plan, rehearse and perform our final skating journey together - all caught on camera by a film crew following us over many months as we bid farewell to our 50 year ice skating partnership. "It's fitting that this documentary will be broadcast on ITV, our TV home for the last two decades. We hope fans will enjoy this final opportunity to see us skate together."
