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Sara-Aisha Kent

Dancing on Ice champion Joe Swashs girlfriend Stacey Solomon astonished by his win

pJoe Swash, 38, was surprisingly crowned winner of Dancing on Ice 2020 on Sunday night./p p And it appeared that his girlfriend Stacey Solomon, 30, was completely astonished when hosts a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/holly-willoughbyHolly Willoughby/a and Phil Schofield announced that he had beat front runner Perri Kiely. /p pAs the camera panned to Stacey - who was in the live studio audience with her and Joeapos;s tot Rex on her lap - she had a look of shock on her face as she gasped with surprise./p pBeaming with pride, she then stood up and cheered from the sidelines./p pAhead of the results being revealed the Loose Women panelist spoke to Holly about Joeapos;s skating journey./p pShe exclaimed: quot;We#x2019;re so proud of him!/p img src=https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21656703.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_EHP_CHP_080320DOI_17301JPG.jpg title=Joe Swash was surprisingly crowned winner of Dancing on Ice 2020 on Sunday night data-portal-copyright=ITV p/p p/p pShe added: quot;He#x2019;s worked so so hard and we can#x2019;t wait to have him back./p pHe#x2019;s put so much into it - we can#x2019;t be prouder whatever happens!/p pJoe and professional skater Alex Murphy skated into first place after seeing off tough competition from Perri and Vanessa Bauer, who finished in second place, while Libby Clegg and her pro Mark Hanretty ended in third./p pIt was one of the most sensational nights in the ITV skating showapos;s history - with all three finalists receiving perfect scores of 40 for each of their dances./p img src=https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21656771.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_EHP_CHP_080320DOI_17277JPG.jpg title=Stacey looked astonished data-portal-copyright=ITV img src=https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21656775.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_EHP_CHP_080320DOI_17276JPG.jpg title=She cheered and beamed from ear to ear data-portal-copyright=ITV p/p pCheeky chappy Joe admitted he didnapos;t think he would make it past Christmas before his incredible improvement on the ice./p pJoe collapsed to his feet in surprise when it was announced that he had won./p p Earlier in the final show of the series one of Joeapos;s Dancing routines gave a nod to his pal Caroline Flack - a data-content-type=news data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-ex-love-island-host-21504503who took her own life in February/a . /p pAs he took to the ice for the Charlie Chalplin inspired performance - a poster had been stuck on the set with the slogan quot;Be Kindquot; written on./p img src=https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21656704.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_EHP_CHP_080320DOI_17289JPG.jpg title=Joe beat front runner Perri Kiely data-portal-copyright=ITV p/p pFollowing Caroline, 40, committing suicide the slogan quot;Be Kindquot; trended on social media and has been printed on T-shirts to raise money for Samaritans./p p In December, the former a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/love-islandLove Island/a presenter shared a quote on a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/instagramInstagram/a reading: quot;In a world where you can be anything, be kindquot;, after her passing the two words have become synonymous with the late host. /p pAhead of the Dancing On Ice final beginning Joe took to his Instagram account to show his fans a closer look of the special poster./p img src=https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article21656250.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Dancing-On-Ice-TV-show-Series-12-Episode-10-Hertfordshire-UK-08-Mar-2020.jpg title=Joe skated into the final with professional skater Alex Murphy data-portal-copyright=Matt Frost/ITV/Shutterstock pSharing on the meaning behind the sign, he explained: quot;I asked them [Dancing On Ice] whether they could put the words Be Kind on a poster, so what theyapos;ve done is theyapos;ve put up this poster and at the top theyapos;ve put the words quot;Be Kind.quot;/p pThe thoughtful star added: quot;Obviously we lost Caroline and weapos;re trying to spread the word, we need everyone to be kinder.quot;/p p em Do you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at a href=mailto:webtv@trinitymirror.comwebtv@trinitymirror.com/a or call us direct 0207 29 33033 /em /p
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