Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards admits he’s happy to be the joke act on Dancing on Ice.
The winter Olympics legend, 60, reckons it’s more important to be entertaining than a good skater. And he is hoping that will help him get enough votes from viewers to stay on the show.
He said: “I want to bring out the fun side and be as jokey as I possibly can. It’s a TV show and it’s entertainment. “People want to be entertained and I’m quite happy to jump in and do what needs to be done and dress in a way that I need to be dressed.
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“I’ll do anything, wear anything and perform how I want to. I always like to be on the fun side and have a joke.
“You want to be as entertaining as possible.
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“If it’s a great routine, but it’s boring, will that be good? It might be better to do a less good routine that’s entertaining.” Eddie is doing his best to learn to skate because he also wants to impress the judges.
He said: “Skating is brilliant and I love it and it’s very difficult to do, but I want to have lots of fun while I’m doing it. I still want to be technically good because you’ve got to impress Chris Dean and Jayne Torvill.”
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Eddie is pushing himself to his limits in training with pro partner Vicky Ogden. The star has suffered some knocks and bruises because it is so tough.
He said: “I’ve fallen over a few times. But if you’re not falling over then you’re not pushing yourself hard enough. So far, I haven’t had anything too serious. I’m very pleased that I’m still in one piece.”
(Image: Kieron McCarron/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
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Eddie is making his debut this weekend alongside Claire Sweeney and Adele Roberts. The show is tomorrow at 6.30pm on ITV1.
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