Ray Quinn wins Dancing on Ice series finale

Ray Quinn has been crowned the king of Dancing on Ice All-Stars.

The actor and his partner Maria Filippov beat Coronation Street’s Hayley Tamaddon and her partner Dan Whiston to be crowned the winners of the final ever series of the ITV ice skating competition.

 

Hayley Tamaddon and Dan Whiston
Hayley Tamaddon and her DOI partner Dan Whiston

 

Olympian Beth Tweddle and her professional partner Lukasz Rozycki finished in third place.

All three finalists performed two routines in the first part of tonight’s final, with Quinn topping the leaderboard with a maximum 80 points. Tammadon and Tweddle both scored 79.5 points.

Quinn and Tamaddon went on to perform the bolero in a bid to win the competition.

After being announced as winner, Quinn paid tribute to his partner Fillipov, saying: “Thank you so much for everything. This moment is for Maria.”

He added: “I’m proper buzzing. I’m over the moon, I really am. Drinks are on me!”

“He is an absolute star. He is amazing at everything. He deserves it, he really does,” said Ray’s partner Maria Filippov.

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean also gave the final ever televised performance of their iconic 1984 Winter Olympics routine.

 

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean performed the bolero one last time

Ice panelists Robin Cousins, Jason Gardiner, Ashley Roberts and Karen Barber performed a one-off routine at the beginning of the show, while hosts Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley also took to the ice.