Emmerdale fans go wild as Dancing on Ice legends Torvill and Dean make their debut in the soap
EMMERDALE viewers have been left delighted after Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean made a surprise appearance in the soap.
The Dancing On Ice legends popped up in the latest episode of the ITV1 show to help Belle Dingle propose to super-fan Tom King.
Layla Harding took a blindfolded Tom to their local rink before she revealed Torvill and Dean.
The legendary pair then skated around the ice to Bolero as Tom looked on amazed.
Tom’s girlfriend Belle then appeared before getting down on one knee and popping the question.
When asked by Tom how Belle had managed to organise Torvill and Dean’s surprise involvement, he was told it was a “long story” that began when ‘Leyla met them once in Mykonos’.
Torvill and Dean even joined the happy couple celebrate their engagement in The Woolpack before they slipped off.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Emmerdale fans couldn’t wait to comment on Torvill and Dean’s cameo.
One viewer wrote: “Welcome the newbies. Only here for Jayne and Dean!”
Another added: “Torvill & Dean! I’m sorry, but best episode in a long time!”
And a third said: “How iconic Torvill and Dean!!”
Meanwhile, others were left giggling over the thought of Leyla becoming mates with Jayne and Christopher while in Greece.
“Stuff Belle & Tom’s proposal because I wanna hear the ‘long story’ of how Leyla met Torville & Dean!” one fan joked.
It was revealed in November that Jayne and Christopher would be appearing in an episode of Emmerdale during the festive period.
Speaking as he filmed the scenes, Christopher said: “Being here is absolutely incredible. We’ve gone from watching Emmerdale on TV to actually being in a scene…
“It’s like going from the screen to the scene. I’m absolutely loving it.”
Jayne, meanwhile, said: “I can’t wait to watch the episode that we are going to be in. It will be surreal sitting at home watching it.”
Emmerdale bosses were thrilled to have snared Torvill and Dean for an episode.
Emmerdale Producer Laura Shaw promised the skating duo’s cameo would “bring some Christmas magic to the show”.
Torvill and Dean will be back on screens in January when the new series of Dancing On Ice gets underway.
The Sun told today how Holly Willoughby will be returning to host the show alongside Stephen Mulhern.