He was the original bad boy of the Strictly ballroom, gaining a reputation for talking back when he didn’t agree with the judges and occasionally strained relationships with celebrity dance partners.
Now Brendan Cole - who won the first series of Strictly with newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky back in 2004 - could be about to taste victory again, 18 years later, as he takes part in Sunday’s Dancing On Ice final.
And though many people assumed that Brendan has a competitive streak that would give him an edge, he says that is really not the case.
In fact he hopes that Dancing On Ice has shown a different side to him. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter .
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