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British ice skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have announced they will retire from skating together in 2025. The news marks the 40th anniversary of their Olympic gold win.

Dancing On Ice judge Christopher Dean has candidly spoken about his family heartbreak which he has "blocked out" from his childhood. The former professional skater, 65, is easily one of the most recognisable faces when it comes to the ice rink, having won gold and bronze medals at the Olympics alongside his skating partner Jayne Torvill. He has certainly made a name for himself in the sport and now shares his expertise on the judging panel of ITV's Dancing On Ice, which returned earlier this year.

Kamila Valieva blamed her positive drug test on WHAT?!?

Emmerdale is gearing up to welcome back one of the ITV soap's biggest icons in a surprise twist on Belle Dingle's (played by Eden Taylor-Draper) highly-anticipated wedding day extravaganza. The villagers have been preparing for the big day for weeks now, and after Olympic ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean helped Belle propose to her beau Tom King (James Chase), fans knew the soap would pull out all the stops. The most recent instalment saw the couple celebrate a "Sten", their Stag and Hen dos, to varying success as Tom accidentally glimpsed Belle's wedding dress.

Emmerdale star Eden Taylor-Draper has shared how she was left 'so upset' when reading her scripts ahead of her big wedding scenes. As viewers of the ITV soap know, her character Belle Dingle is currently preparing to tie the knot with Tom King after they were reunited last year.

Dancing on Ice viewers have said they 'didn't think they'd be saying it' as they already named Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards as their early winner. The former Olympic ski jumper had a great start to his run in the ITV skating competition last week.

Gladiators star Sharron Davies has bravely shared details of her horror show injury that left her needing nine surgeries.The 61 year old, who is best remembered for her stint as Amazon on the original ITV version of Gladiators that aired in 1995, spoke of the harrowing ordeal she had to go through on the show, which resulted in her requiring nine operations and even a knee reconstruction. While participating in the program's Pyramid Game, the former Olympian, who won a silver medal in swimming at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, sustained a severe knee injury, reports the Daily Star.

The Telegraph, Thomas — the former University of Pennsylvania swimmer who won the 500-yard freestyle race in the 2022 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships — has petitioned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland to overturn rules prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in world championship events, and at the Olympics, based on their gender identity.Thomas’s victory in the 500-yard freestyle sparked a backlash against transgender athletes in the United States, prompting FINA, the predecessor to World Aquatics, to adopt rules prohibiting transgender females from competing in women’s events if they have undergone “male puberty.”Only those athletes who have never developed secondary sex characteristics, or those who started puberty blockers prior to age 12, are exempt from the ban.World Aquatics has justified the restrictions on transgender participation, saying it based its recommendations on a scientific policy document that concluded that transgender women swimmers retain significant physical advantages over cisgender women, including increased muscle mass and lung size, even when they suppress their testosterone levels. Along with its adoption of the transgender athlete ban, World Aquatics sought to create an “open” category that would be open to individuals, regardless of gender, in which transgender athletes could compete.The category’s first races were scheduled to be held at the World Cup in Berlin last October.

Michael Phelps and his wife Nicole Johnson have just had their fourth child. The 23-time Olympic gold medalist announced the birth of their baby this past Monday, sharing the name of their child. Tom Brady officially announces retirement: Read his full statementNaomi Osaka returns for 2024 Australian Open after pregnancy: ‘I have to ease into it’A post shared by Michael Phelps (@m_phelps00)The parents made their announcement in a joint post on Instagram.

Angelique Jackson When basketball legend Sue Bird decided to let a team of filmmakers capture her final season after playing 21 years in the WNBA, she wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from watching her career be contextualized on film, but it turned out to be wonderful. “You play such a long time — so many different moments, so many different memories — and to have it now, in this one film is amazing,” Bird said, visiting the Variety Studio presented by Audible at the Sundance Film Festival.

Michael Phelps is now a dad of four!

Simone Biles is showing support for her husband Jonathan Owens after his team’s NFL season came to an end.

Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison is mourning the sudden loss of his son, Adam Harrison.

Luis Miguel has a unique ability to surprise his fans, and he did just that on Thursday night after his concert at the Olympic Stadium in the Dominican Republic. About to board his helicopter, the singer noticed a crowd waiting to see him from a distance and take at least one photo of him.

Young Olympian Shawn Barber has passed away.

. The look she wore to her husband's latest playoff game is irrefutable evidence: Biles can rock the sidelines just as well as center stage.

Naman Ramachandran George Clooney discussed his pivot from in front of the camera to behind it during the promotional rounds for his latest directorial venture “The Boys in the Boat.” The film is centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. It stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton and Peter Guinness, among others. “It’s more fun, you have a lot more control.

Twelve familiar faces will be skating onto our screens as Dancing on Ice returns for its sixteenth edition. The celebrities will team up with a professional partner to perfect and show off their dancing skills - while donning a pair of skates on an ice rink.

Naman Ramachandran Viacom18, a TV and streaming group backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, has secured Indian media rights for field hockey from the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The agreement runs for a four-year cycle (2023-2027) and includes all FIH events, except the FIH Nations Cup.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with The Iron Claw, which tells the saga of the wrestling Von Erich family in two hours.

Gus Kenworthy has a new man in his life!

Mel B is igniting more hopes about a possible Spice Girls reunion of sorts in 2024.

Her death was reported by news outlets in the country on December 31st, with the media claiming that she died after being run over by a vehicle driven by her husband, Rohan Dennis. Bill Granger, the chef who popularized avocado toast, has passed away at 54Celebrities that have died in 2023Details regarding her death have been emerging over the past couple of days, leaving the Olympic community in shock. The Australian newspaperThe Advertiser reports that footage looked at by the authorities showed Dennis driving recklessly.

Gabby Douglas is back! The Olympic Gold medalist has announced that she's returning to gymnastics and gearing up for a 2024 Olympics run. The 27-year-old athlete took to Instagram on Thursday after a lengthy hiatus, sharing a pair of black-and-white images of herself leaping high above a balance beam. In the caption, she reflected on her social media absence and «facing darkness and fears.» Douglas said that she «did a lot of journaling, reflecting, soul searching» since stepping away from the platform last year, only to find herself «back where it all began.» «It’s so easy to suppress and run away from facing darkness and fears,» she confessed.

Simone Biles is getting back on the mat!On Thursday, the four-time gold medalist confirmed that she's returning to gymnastics and will be competing in the 2023 U.S. Classic next month, her first competition event since the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.«sorry I've been a little MIA since the announcement,» Biles tweeted.

Simone Biles isn't ruling out a return to the Olympic stage. The 25-year-old Olympic medalist spoke about the possibility of participating as a competing gymnast in the Paris 2024 Olympics during her Wednesday night appearance on . «I think, right now, I still have to heal mentally and physically, so I will be in Paris.

Simone Manuel is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Denzel Franklin.The record-setting Olympian took to Instagram on Monday to share the news, alongside some snapshots of herself and her now-fiancé and a pic of her shiny new sparkler.«Easiest and quickest ‘YES’!» Manuel wrote, revealing that the pair got engaged on July 3.«Nothing tops being able to experience life’s blessing and challenges with your best friend,» she continued. «So excited to continue this journey called life with you!»A post shared by Simone Manuel (@swimone)Manuel made history at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when she became the first African-American woman ever to win an individual swimming medal in the Olympics with her surprising win in the 100m freestyle, where she also set the Olympic record with a time of 52.70 seconds.The celebrated athlete's engagement news came shortly after she announced she was going to return to training after taking a hiatus following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.A post shared by Simone Manuel (@swimone)«Hey y’all! After a long and much needed break, I have made major changes,» she shared on Instagram Monday morning.

Olympians to win gold in London 2012, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have united a decade on with their children for an exclusive photoshoot in the new issue of HELLO! magazine, as they share memories of that epic day – and Heather also reveals exciting news that she is expecting her second child, a sibling for her two-year-old son, Magnus, with her husband, army officer Jonny Howse.EXCLUSIVE: Look back at Helen Glover and Steve Backshall's fairytale wedding"Our second child is due in November, which is very exciting. Magnus adores playing with Helen's three children, and I always wanted him to have siblings."WATCH: Helen Glover has emotional reunion with her childrenThe double Olympic champion rowers (who also won Gold in Rio 2016) are the closest of friends and their lives have mirrored one another's over the past ten years.READ: Helen Glover's genius parenting hack to get all kids out the doorREAD: Helen Glover reveals unusual home feature The rowers were joined by their children on the shootHelen, who is mum to Logan, who has just turned four, and two-year-old twins Kit and Bo (her children with her husband, TV wildlife presenter and adventurer Steve Backshall), tells HELLO!: "You know in that moment in the boat together, you have something that connects you, and win or lose we knew we would always be connected by this shared experience.

Out Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe is set to be the first guest on the newest season of channel Seven’s reboot of This Is Your Life.Looking into untold stories, it will be a celebration and “special tribute to our greatest ever male olympian, from humble childhood to Olympic glory.”Celebrity guests include three-time Olympian Cathy Freeman, former Prime Minister John Howard, Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim, Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett, Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband, former professional surfer Layne Beachley, sports commentator Bruce McAvaney, dual Olympian Geoff Huegill and media personalities Merrick and Rosso.They also tease “one rival he never thought he’d see again.”According to Seven, “The iconic big red book is now in the hands of host Melissa Doyle who surprises Thorpie during a motivational speech he is presenting at Sydney Olympic Park, the site of some of his greatest triumphs.”“We hear how Ian was invited to Kate and William’s royal wedding and about his special friendship with one of the world’s most famous designers, Giorgio Armani.“Jimmy Barnes will take to the This is Your Life stage for a special performance and speaks about how he and Thorpie struck up an unlikely friendship.”The channel Seven show is back on July 24 at 7pm. Talking about the reboot, Angus Ross, Seven’s director of network programming said, “This Is Your Life was an iconic and incredibly successful show for many years.

Olympic race walker Tom Bosworth, as not only will he be competing in the Commonwealth Games, which will be held from 28 July to 8 August, he is also due to marry fiancé Harry later in the year.PHOTOS: 15 beautiful LGBTQ celebrity weddings: Rylan Clark, Ellen DeGeneres & moreWedding planning came easy to the star, something he put down to being an athlete when he exclusively spoke to HELLO! for Pride Month. "Most athletes are super organised, so I loved it, but also got on top of everything straightaway, so most things are nearly done," he explained.