He's been an athlete all his life but it's taken Dancing On Ice to whip retired Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE back into shape.The gold medallist, 37, has dropped over a stone since he started training on the ice with skater Vanessa James.Their training has been so intense he has even collapsed on ice.
However, he feels great. “I do feel much better now that I’m training because I’ve been trying to get physically stronger. I’ve already lost 7 kilograms (one stone, one pound)," says Greg.
This isn’t the first TV competition that the long jumper has taken part in – he competed in BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2016 – but admits the experience hasn’t exactly helped him. “I never really learned how to dance on Strictly,” says Greg. “I was so bad at picking up the choreography that by the time we got to the live show I’d only just got the routine – and now we’re sticking blades on the bottom of my feet.
Give me a sandpit any day of the week. Meanwhile Amber Davies may have conquered Love Island and the West End stage but Dancing On Ice is causing her to lose sleep. “I can’t sleep now that it’s coming up,” Amber, 27, admits. “And for me it’s been about mentally staying strong.
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