Torvill and Dean to skate for final time on Dancing On Ice as Olympic legends make major decision over their future

DANCING On Ice judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are preparing to skate on the show for a final time.

The Olympic champions have worked on Dancing On Ice since it launched in 2006.

Tovill and Dean have been skating together for 50 years

They’ve worked on Dancing On Ice since 2006Credit: Shutterstock

The duo will skate one more time on the show ahead of their final tourCredit: ShutterstockBut Jayne, 67, and Christopher, 66, have also continued to tour the country together after retiring from competitive skating.

However this year will see the duo embark on their final tour – and it will also be the last time they skate on Dancing On Ice.

Speaking to The Sun, Christopher said: “This will be our last live skate on here on Dancing On Ice because we’re doing our final tour this year.

“So once we’ve finished our last skate on the tour we won’t be performing again.”

And he confessed they’re looking forward to well-deserved break after decades of skating together.

Asked how he feels ahead of skating for a final time, Christopher said: “Ready!

“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.”

In last night’s series launch episode, presenter Holly Willoughby was reduced to tears as the duo opened up about their plans.

Telling fans about their farewell tour, Christopher said: “We’re 50 years skating together.

“It’s our last tour, last time round, so when we’ve finished the tour our skates will be hung up.”

Holly filled up with tears – telling the skaters: “I can’t, it makes me so sad.”

She and co-host Stephen Mulhern were relieved when they told of plans to continue on Dancing on Ice after retiring.

“We’re not retiring from judging on Dancing on Ice,” Christopher confirmed.