Dancing on Ice fans were majorly distracted from the ice skating action as they couldn’t get over an awkward reunion on the hit show. The competition returned for its 17th series on Sunday night, with Kate Ferdinand and her footballer husband Rio cheering on his brother Anton Ferdinand from the audience.
Fans were quick to piece together what might have been a very awkward moment for Kate as her ex Dan Edgar appeared, before he takes to the ice for his first performance next week. Kate, 33, and Dan, 34, both starred in The Only Way Is Essex.
Their relationship was hit by cheating allegations at the time, with her blasting Dan on the show in 2017. She told him then: “You made me feel like I was a nut job, you were going, ‘You are crazy, you are making it up in your head.’ You made me feel like I was crazy.”
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Ahead of the competition, a source told The Sun: “Rio and Kate will be putting on a united front as they come to the Dancing On Ice studio to watch Anton. It is always awkward seeing an ex. Kate is just glad to have Rio by her side in the audience.
“Fortunately, Dan won’t be skating his first routine until next week so it means Kate won’t have to endure an entire performance. Things were on and off between Kate and Dan for years and there was clearly a lot of love between them.
“Kate is obviously now very happily married to Rio and it shows the strength of their relationship that she is not fazed by being around Dan.”
Dancing on Ice viewers took to X to comment. One viewer wrote X: “Kate Ferdinand sitting in the audience with her husband Rio while her ex Dan Edgar is appearing on the show has me howling.”
A second echoed: “Oh my god the internal death I just died realising Dan, Kate and Rio were all in the one room #dancingonice #towie.”
“OH MY GOD I HAVE GASPED REALISING KATE FERDINAND IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND DAN EDGAR IS ON THIS SERIES. screaming #DancingOnIce,” a third said.
“Rio and wife Kate in the audience …… to watch Kate’s ex Dan Edgar skate,” a fourth commented, while a fifth wrote: “Kate being there with Rio whilst Dan is skating…. LOOOOOOL!! #dancingonice.”
“Not Kate Ferdinand being in the audience while Dan Edgar is also performing #dancingonice #DOI,” a sixth fan added.