Ray Quinn is the best ever contestant on ‘Dancing On Ice’ according to show mentors Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Ray Quinn is the best ever contestant on 'Dancing On Ice’'
The former Olympic gold medal winning pair .. who coach the contestants on the ITV show - have given Ray their backing for Sunday’s (22.03.09) final.
When asked if Ray was the best competitor ever on the show, Jayne said: "Chris Fountain was a very strong skater, but with Ray you can be very creative and he can pick up the routines quickly."
Christopher added: "He has been the strongest skater from the start. Ray is a natural talent and he is a really nice guy."
Former ‘The X-Factor’ finalist Ray, 20, is also favourite with bookmakers to win, with odds of five to one on his clinching the show in the final against ex-Liberty X singer Jessica Taylor and former undercover reporter Donal MacIntyre.
Ray has, however, undergone a difficult week training for his performance in Sunday’s final - in which he has to perform a routine which will see him fly across the rink on a wire.
The show’s host, Philip Schofield, updated his online blog from training sessions, saying: "News from the rink, Ray is getting motion sickness from the flying and spinning, Stugeron [a drug used to control travel sickness] someone please."
Philip added all the show’s contestants will return for a special performance in the final, apart from one, due to injury .. although he said it won’t be Coleen Nolan sitting out, as previously rumoured, who dislocated a rib before her appearance in the show’s semi-final.
Philip added: "All the celebs are back except one who has a bad back and will have to watch from the green room because they can't sit down .. not Coleen."
Tagged in Dancing on Ice Ray Quinn