It was possibly one of the closest Dancing On Ice finals there has been but there had to be one winner. Regan Gascoigne was crowned the champion of the 2022 edition of the ITV skating competition on Sunday night after fighting off competition from Brendan Cole and Kimberly Wyatt.
The singer and dancer, 26, and his professional partner Karina Manta, saw off the fierce competition, which saw all three finalists bag the perfect scores for their first two routines, during the final which was delayed by a week after the show was taken off air for rugby coverage. READ MORE: Phillip Schofield plants kiss on Holly Willoughby as she gushes over her 'favourite' after Dancing On Ice final Regan, who is son of former England footballer Paul and half-sister of model and TV personality Biance, was emotional for the entire night and struggled to hold back his tears as he lifted the trophy, adding: "I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible." Earlier, after they performed a Bolero routine for their final skate, which was inspired by judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s 1984 Winter Olympics skating performance, Regan said: “It’s hard to keep it together, it was very special." As host Holly Willoughby told him it was OK to let his emotions out, he added: "I genuinely did not think I would get the chance to do it." However, some Dancing On Ice viewers felt like Kimberly was 'robbed' as she placed third in the competition after her first two, perfectly scored, skates meaning she missed out on the chance to perform the Bolero. @lingua_kimmy tweeted: "Gutted for Kimberly.
She was the most consistent the entire season and in my opinion she’s been robbed. Such a beautiful performer #DancingonIce." "Absolutely gutted she
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