Sir Steve Redgrave has been revealed as the third star to join the ‘Dancing On Ice’ 2025 line-up.
The 62 year old Olympic rowing legend is set to showcase his skills on the ice in the forthcoming series of the ITV1 skating contest, which is due to hit our screens early next year. The opportunity arose from a jest he made with fellow Olympians and show judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
During an appearance on ITV’s ‘This Morning’, he shared: “Earlier this year, on the series, it was Torvill and Dean’s 40th anniversary of winning their first Olympic gold medal, and it’s my 40th anniversary this ear as well so we know each other quite well. And I did one of the links to the show, to congratulate them. So I jokingly told them to try to get me on the show, just as a joke, and here we are a few months later.”
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Despite being a five-time consecutive Olympic gold medallist from 1984 to 2000, the rower confessed that he harbours “a lot of doubt” about his latest endeavour, admitting that despite his athletic prowess, he’s somewhat “uncoordinated”.
“There’s been a lot of doubt in my mind. Rowers row because they can’t throw, catch, or kick a bowl. Rowing is a very coordinated sport but it ends up being people who aren’t very coordinated because it’s a repetitive sport. You’re doing the same movements over and over again, and [with this], I might be doing a lot of sitting down! We all start next week, there’s a masterclass on Tuesday and then our formal training starts every day. Two hours a day, five days a week. Weekends off! “.
In a juicy bit of telly gossip, it’s just been spilled that ‘TOWIE’ icon Ferne McCann and ‘The Traitors’ star Mollie Pearce are set to dazzle on the ice in the upcoming series.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
