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    Dancing on Ice winner revealed during live final – and it’s not who fans thought

    The winner of Dancing on Ice 2025 has been crowned as Sam Aston along with his professional partner, Molly Lanaghan. Tonight, Michaela Strachan, Sam Aston and Anton Ferdinand took to the ice for the final time, performing three routines, including their own take on Torvill and Dean’s iconic Bolero routine from the Sarajevo Winter Olympics […] More

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    Holly Willoughby fights back tears as Dancing On Ice faces axe after 20 years

    Dancing On Ice is back on ITV tonight for the final of the 15th series of the show, with Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern hosting the episode amid speculation over the show’s future19:12, 09 Mar 2025Updated 19:37, 09 Mar 2025Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern present Dancing on Ice finalHolly Willoughby confessed she was getting emotional just moments into the final of Dancing On Ice, as the future of the show remains uncertain.The ITV series, which started in January, is set to finish tonight. Holly, 44, and Stephen Mulhern, 47, introduced the final with an emotional address. The episode started with a montage of the season, with several clips throughout the season before finalists Anton Ferdinand, Michaela Strachan, and Sam Aston entered the rink together for a group skate to Sigma and Morgan’s Adrenaline Rush, joined by some of the show’s professional skaters.After the performance, Holly and Stephen gave audience a rough guide on what’s in store for the rest of the show. Holly said to the audience: “It’s so exciting in here tonight, I can’t tell you.”Holly seemed emotional at the beginning of the show(Image: More

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    Injured Dancing On Ice finalists ‘pushed to limit’ and constantly on painkillers

    The 2025 Dancing On Ice finalists are gearing up to skate their last routine, but they’re in some serious pain and receiving round the clock “physio and painkillers”19:01, 09 Mar 2025Updated 21:15, 09 Mar 2025Dancing on Ice: Holly dresses as Glinda from WickedDancing On Ice contestants are black and blue ahead of the final.Michaela Strachan, Anton Ferdinand and Sam Aston have been in agony and are receiving round the clock physio and medication to help deal with their aches and pains. The cast are struggling behind the scenes on the skating contest because the training is so tough.They’ve been pushing their bodies to the limit in a bid to secure victory in tomorrow’s final [9 March]. Former footballer Anton said: “My body can’t really do anymore. I’ve been pushed to my tether with flexibility.“We have a fantastic physio who is patching us all back up, which is needed.”Sam is hoping to take home the Dancing On Ice crown for 2025(Image: More

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    Tragic story of EastEnders star brutally murdered and chopped up before cruel twist

    An EastEnders actress went missing, and what followed was a story of betrayal and lies from one of her own family, and the case is being revisited in a true crime documentary tonight18:09, 09 Mar 2025Updated 09:21, 10 Mar 2025EastEnders: Joe Swash makes his return as Mickey MillerEastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie went missing in March 2012 after playing Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap between 2000 and 2001, and a widescale search began for the missing star.Tragically, a few days after her last sighting, a headless torso was discovered in a canal. Sadly, the worst nightmare for Gemma’s family and friend had come true: she had been horrifyingly murdered, before being chopped up and her remains were then thrown into the canal. Her body was quickly identified thanks to a distinctive tattoo on her torso, but head, arms and legs were missing. Some six months later, her head was discovered.Her brutal murder is being revisited on ITV as part of a true crime series called Murder In The Family: True Crime Presents. Family and friends were horrified to discover that it was Gemma’s own brother who had killed her.Gemma starred in EastEnders with the likes of Dean Gaffney, but was brutally murdered at a young age(Image: More