Having failed to get motivated to write I make no apologies for the fact this post is a mish mash of three different subjects in brief if you want to scroll I start off by talking about dancing on ice before moving on to the Norwegian version of taskmaster and finally a brief discussion ofContinue reading “Ice, Scandinavian tasks & writer’s block”
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Calling all reserves
On Thursday’s This Morning, Christopher Dean admitted that he always advised the show’s reserve skaters to “Practice practice, because you’ve got about a sixty percent chance of being part of the show. And this year is no different”. Except of course, this year is different. Not only is Dancing On Ice subject to the obviousContinue reading “Calling all reserves”
Intros, Injuries, Eliminations and Endless Adverts
Finally! Dancing on Ice 2021 kicked off on Sunday 17th January with an opening group number showing the professionals skateless and dancing off ice like the rest of us before culminating in the studio with rainbows aplenty no doubt in tribute to those risking their lives on the front line of the pandemic. Like allContinue reading “Intros, Injuries, Eliminations and Endless Adverts”
Dancing on Thin Ice
For the last forty-five years Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have graced the world’s rinks together. The Nottingham rink (now The International Ice Centre) of the 1970s was decorated with an alpine mural showing skaters on a frozen lake, inspiring Chris to one day go al fresco. Dancing on Thin Ice saw the 1984 goldContinue reading “Dancing on Thin Ice”
The Real Full Monty on Ice
With presumably less than a month to go before Dancing on Ice returns to our screens, ITV treat us to yet more celebrity skaters stepping even further away from their comfort zones on Monday and Tuesday in The Real Full Monty on Ice. The show was a continuation of previous years’ cancer awareness campaigns culminatingContinue reading “The Real Full Monty on Ice”
First Impressions (part two)
Now that the final three contestants have been announced I thought it was probably time to get round to completing my ridiculously early predictions. If you missed part one you can find it here. Freestyle rapper, Lady Leshurr (born Melesha Katrina O’Garro) is one of those contestants that I have to admit to only knowingContinue reading “First Impressions (part two)”
First Impressions
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to take part in one of Dan Whiston’s online Zumba classes which aside from confirming lockdown has done little to improve my poor fitness levels, also confirmed that the Dancing on ice team were a week away from beginning the process of getting 2021 season trainingContinue reading “First Impressions”
Back on the ice but still back of the queue
I wasn’t planning on waiting so long to write another post, but celebrating the progress Dancing on Ice has made on the new series while the rinks remained closed just seemed distasteful. While pubs and restaurants has been allowed to re-open back on 4th July presumably because drunks are well-known for not invading personal spaceContinue reading “Back on the ice but still back of the queue”
After the Final: what now?
“What you gonna do when Dancing on Ice finishes?” asked a colleague last Friday as I prattled on once more about how desperate I was to see Joe Swash and Alex Murphy skate Bolero. Not realising at the time what a visual treat they had in store with their Chaplin-inspired routine, reminiscent in places ofContinue reading “After the Final: what now?”
A wife’s perspective:“Please be kind, especially to my family”.
I also spoke about this on BBC World Service (skip to 9.44) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172wrw0rb90mhw It’s this line from Philip Schofield’s statement to the press, which hit me like a battering ram to the gut. For in 2017, I myself was faced with the revelation that my husband of 8 years was in fact gay. Usually whenContinue reading “A wife’s perspective:“Please be kind, especially to my family”.”
White Skates 