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Sophie McCoid

Dancing on Ice celebrities who found love on the ice

Dancing on Ice is set to start later this month, with a whole host of celebrities set to show off their skating skills.

Contestants in this year's competition include Rebekah Vardy, Jason Donavan and Denise Van Outen to name but a few.

The celebs have been in training for several weeks, ahead of making their debut when the show starts on Sunday January 17.

The stars will be spending lots of time with their partner and over the years relationships have formed between some pairings.

While there's no suggestion any of this year's couples are romantically involved we decided to take a look back at some stars who've found love on the ITV show.

Here's all the couples who found love on the ice.

Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt

Kevin Kilbane and Brianne Delcourt. (PA)

Former Everton star Kevin found love with Brianne on the 2020 version of the show.

The footballer had a whirlwind romance with Brianne, with the couple moving in together and getting engaged within a matter of months.

Since the show ended the pair have got married, Kevin has moved to Canada and they are expecting their first child together, who is due in February.

Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon

Samia and Sylvain got together following the 2013 series of Dancing on Ice.

But their relationship had a rocky start with Samia leaving her partner at the time Will Thorp and Sylvain leaving his relationship with Jennifer Metcalfe after the show ended.

The pair's relationship has stood the test of time however as they got married in 2016 and had a son Yves Joseph in 2015.

The couple are still going strong now and celebrated their wedding anniversary last year.

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Jennifer Metcalfe and Sylvain Longchambon

Jennifer and Sylvian met on the 2011 version of Dancing on Ice and became a couple soon after.

The pair dated for almost two years, until Christmas 2012 when they broke up after Sylvian reportedly told Jennifer he had feelings for his new Dancing on Ice partner Samia.

Speaking about the break-up Jennifer said: 'It's like death. I felt gutted. It was the worst Christmas ever."

David Seaman and Frankie Poultney

Former England goalkeeper David wasn't actually partnered with Frankie during the 2006 series he took part in, but love blossomed between the pair during the 2008 live tour.

The couple had left their previous marriages and got engaged in 2013, after David proposed at Christmas.

The couple got married in 2015 surrounded by their Dancing on Ice co-stars at Dormy House in the Cotswolds.

Speaking about Frankie on their wedding day David said: "She looked so amazing, I could hardly speak. I'd kind of had the picture in my mind of how she would look but it surpassed anything I could have imagined."

Christopher Dean and Karen Barber

Dancing on Ice judge Christopher Dean found love on the competion with former judge Karen Barber.

The couple had been friends for decades, but in 2011 they moved their relationship to the next level.

In a joint statement released at the time, the couple said: “Following recent media speculation, we feel the necessity to confirm that this year has seen a change in our relationship, but we are taking things very slowly, as it is early days.

“We’d very much like to thank our dear friends, who have been so incredibly supportive to us.

“We both have families with children, so we ask the media to please respect their privacy.”

And the couple have been loved-up ever since.

Matt Lapinskas and Brianne Delcourt

Matt and Brianne were partnered up on the 2013 series of the show and love soon followed, despite Matt being in a relationship with his EastEnders co-star Shona McGarty.

The pair were together for around two years, until they broke up, following accusations he cheated on Brianne with two other women.

Brianne also had brief relationships with two other Dancing on Ice contestants.

She had brief liaisons with Sam Attwater and Danny Young.

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