Dancing On Ice professional skater Alex Demetriou has been axed from the show after growing too close to contestant Maura Higgins, according to reports.
The 28-year-old winter sports star found himself embroiled in headlines earlier this year as his marriage to 29-year-old Canadian ice skater, and fellow Dancing On Ice pro, Carlotta Edwards collapsed amid speculation over his relationship with Love Island star Maura.
Irish beauty Maura, 29, always professed she and Alex were nothing more than just friends, however tongues wagged as the pair were spied spending time on and off the ice together.
Now show bosses have given Alex the boot from Dancing On Ice ahead of the 13th season of the show which is expected to commence in early 2021 –
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