Christopher Dean's life off screen - romance with Dancing on Ice star and two sons

Christopher Dean is champion known for his concern with Jayne Torvill and their iconic Bolero routine, but distant from the ice, the Dancing On Ice justice has a precise antithetic life

Dancing connected Ice justice Christopher Dean is champion known for his concern connected the crystal with Jayne Torvill but galore fans presume they are a mates disconnected the crystal arsenic well.

The crystal dancing stars stole the nation's hearts erstwhile they clinched golden astatine the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics, and person go acquainted faces connected ITV's Dancing connected Ice arsenic adept judges. Off the ice, however, Christopher isn't joined to his iconic skating partner. While Jayne said "I do" to hubby Paul Christensen mode backmost successful 1990, Christopher's bosom belongs to his belle Karen, whom helium has been with since 2011.

Delving into Christoper's emotion beingness reveals it's strictly concern betwixt him and Jayne Torvill – minus 1 teenage kiss! They've ne'er been an off-rink couple, but did fastener lips erstwhile arsenic starry-eyed 14 twelvemonth olds. "We were successful the backmost of the autobus going to a league match, and it conscionable happened. It was a one-off. We ne'er talked astir it afterwards. We laughter astir it now," Jayne cheekily told Radio Times. Christopher said: "We were 14-years-old, and teenagers successful the astir naive sense. We didn't speech astir it overmuch after," reports RSVP Live.

When it comes to Christopher Dean's romanticist history, he's experienced wedded bliss not once, but twice. His archetypal locomotion down the aisle was with Isabelle Duchesnay, a Canadian crystal creation champion, the brace were joined from 1991 to 1993. Following their divorce, Dean skated into the bosom of American fig skater Jill Trenary and they tied the knot successful 1994. The brace are the arrogant parents of 2 sons, Jack, 26, and Sam, 24.

After much than 10 years of marriage, Christopher Dean and his woman Jill called it quits. The Dancing On Ice judge's cause confirmed the divided successful March 2010 but noted they stay amicable for their kids' sake. Christopher since recovered emotion with Dancing On Ice manager Karen Barber. They some had ended agelong marriages; Christopher near Jill, and Karen parted ways with skating manager Stephen Pickavance, with whom she has 2 daughters.

They acknowledged their budding romance, saying astatine the time: "We person been large friends for much than 30 years. Following caller media speculation, we consciousness the necessity to corroborate that this twelvemonth has seen a alteration successful our relationship, but we are taking things precise slowly, arsenic it is aboriginal days."

Grateful for the enactment of friends, they added: "We'd precise overmuch similar to convey our beloved friends, who person been truthful incredibly supportive to us. We some person families with children, truthful we inquire the media to delight respect their privacy." The mates present shares a location successful Buckinghamshire.

Christopher, on with Jayne, is presently judging the caller bid of Dancing connected Ice, featuring celebrities including instrumentality favourite Michaela Strachan, EastEnders prima Charlie Brooks, Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, TOWIE prima Dan Edgar, and world prima Ferne McCann.

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