DANCING On Ice has filmed Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s final ever skate on the show and it brought the audience to tears, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The Olympic champions will soon hang up their blades after 50 years of incredible performances when they take to the road for a UK arena tour titled Our Last Dance.
The pair are retiring from the ice this year after five decades[/caption]
Last weekend they performed on the Dancing On Ice rink together for the last time, skating a completely new routine which will air in the series final next month.
A source said: “No one in the audience had a clue they were about see such a historic moment.
“Jayne and Chris put on an incredible performance and proved they still had that magical chemistry on the ice after five decades.
“It was really emotional to watch and there were plenty of tears in the studio. It was an absolute privilege and something we’ll never see again.”
An insider confirmed the routine was filmed in advance for time reasons.
The medal-winning pairing announced their plans to leave the ice behind earlier this year.
Though it was a big decision, Christopher, 66, admitted they were ready.
He said: “We’ve been doing it a long time and people our age shouldn’t be doing it now, so we’re just happy that we can still do it.”
It’s not the end for their association with the show though, with both Chris and Jayne, 67, confirming they’ll be back on the judging panel next year.
Once their skating commitments are fulfilled, Jane plans to soak up the sun and play tennis with husband Phil Christensen in Spain where they have a holiday home.
Meanwhile Christopher and his partner Karen are buying a motorhome to travel around the UK.
Jayne and Chris were first partnered together in 1975 after winning British Championships.
In their first Olympic Games in 1980, the pairing skated away with a fifth-placed finish. It set them in good stead for what would become a career-defining win four years later, in Sarajevo.
The 1984 routine to the iconic Bolero is still revered to this day and kickstarted a decade long winning run in which they were quite literally unbeatable.
They returned to the amateur scene, after years spent on the professional circuit, for the 1994 Games where they received a hard fought bronze medal.
They famously won Olympic gold in 1984[/caption]
They were unbeatable for an entire decade and have performed around the world[/caption]
