Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have shared a stunning second from their post-Olympic gold celebrations that left them feeling greater than slightly awkward.

The enduring skating duo are presently touring the UK with Our Final Dance, a farewell tour marking the tip of their 50-year skating partnership.

Wanting again at a career-defining second

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The pair shot to worldwide fame after their unforgettable routine to Ravel’s Boléro on the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. They scored a string of good 6.0s and introduced dwelling gold for Nice Britain.

Reflecting on that win, Christopher, 66, instructed the Sunday Categorical: “You do not realise on the time that 4 minutes in your profession could be so life-changing.”

He added: “The Olympics was that second for us.”

An sudden homecoming

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After returning to Nottingham, the place each Jayne and Christopher grew up, the pair have been met with a hero’s welcome.

Talking concerning the occasion, Jayne, 67, revealed: “We have been slightly embarrassed. We thought nobody would end up.”

As a substitute, hundreds lined the streets to welcome them dwelling. “Once we acquired to the primary sq., in Nottingham, it was fully full,” she stated.

Town even named two roads after them: Torvill Drive and Dean Shut.

Jayne recalled the second they stepped onto the city corridor balcony to wave on the crowd: “That is when it hit us, what we might completed. Excited about it, we have been behaving just like the Queen!”

A closing goodbye to the rink

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Earlier this yr, Jayne and Christopher carried out collectively on TV for the ultimate time throughout the Dancing on Ice closing.

The ITV present has now been “rested” by the broadcaster, with no new collection deliberate for 2025.

An ITV spokesperson confirmed: “Dancing On Ice shall be rested in 2026 with no present plans for one more collection.”

The long-running format first aired in 2006 and noticed Jayne and Christopher tackle totally different roles all through, from mentors to full-time judges.

They have been instrumental within the present’s success, serving to to coach movie star contestants and judging performances for over a decade.

What’s subsequent for the Olympic icons?

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Their farewell tour, Our Final Dance, will conclude on 12 July. It is being billed as the ultimate likelihood for followers to see them skate stay collectively.

For a lot of, their Olympic win stays probably the most iconic moments in British sporting historical past. Their routine has been replayed and revisited for many years.

As they put together to hold up their skates, followers proceed to have fun their legacy.

And regardless of the worldwide acclaim and lifelong admiration, it is the sudden crowd in Nottingham that continues to be one in all Jayne’s most vivid reminiscences: “It was so humbling, but additionally slightly embarrassing. We did not count on it in any respect.”

Jayne and Christopher have proved that even after Olympic gold, primetime TV, and 50 years of partnership, they’re nonetheless capable of chuckle at themselves—and one another.

Our Final Dance is touring the UK now.