Who is Mark Hanretty? The Scots skating professional in the final of Dancing on Ice this weekend

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Scots professional ice dancer Mark Hanretty is hoping to skate off with the Dancing on Ice trophy this weekend. The final episode of the show was delayed by one week due to football being shown, but now Kimberly Wyatt, Regan Gascoigne and Brendan Cole are gearing up for their final skate this Sunday.

But who is Kimberly's professional partner?The 36-year-old has represented the United Kingdom on the ice internationally.In 2008 and 2010, Mark and his Christina Chitwood, scooped two bronze medals.The pair also competed at the 2009 European Championships and placed 18th.The Glasgow-born professional is married to skating coach Kathy and the pair have two children together, Lukasz and Liola.This series is Mark's tenth but only his first in the final.In 2011, Mark was partnered with Loose Women panelist Nadia Sawalha who got the boot in the first week.The following year, he was paired with Rosemary Conley who was the sixth to be eliminated.In 2013, the professional took part with labour politician Oona King but ended up seriously injuring himself on the ice.ITV viewers were horrified when Mark's shoulder dislocated just before the skate off.Backstage, he managed to get his arm popped back into place and felt okay to perform in the skate off but ultimately, the couple were still booted off the show.Mark had a break from the show until 2017, when he returned to be partnered up with Donna Air and they survived until the seventh week.In 2019 he was paired with another Loose Women, Saira Khan and then Libby Clegg in 2020.And here's hoping that this weekend, Mark brings home gold for Scotland!The Dancing on Ice final airs Sunday 27 March at 7pm on ITV and ITV Hub.Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to