Take a bow Torvill and Dean.
On the 40th anniversary of their Olympic gold win, ice skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have announced their retirement from the sport.
To celebrate, the pair will be embarking on a farewell tour around the UK in 2025.
This Valentine’s Day, the duo have returned to Sarajevo to celebrate their iconic performance at the 1984 winter Olympics, which saw them earn perfect scores of 6.0 from all 12 judges, and overnight fame.
After sharing their news in the early hours on Good Morning Britain, Dean said: “It’s fantastic being here in Sarajevo where it all started for us.
“It’s quite emotional, actually, and nostalgic at the same time. We went back into the Zetra Stadium where we actually performed and stood on the spot where we knelt down to start the Bolero routine and I sort of had tingles in the back of my neck being there again.”
We have some news … next year we’re heading out on our last ever UK tour together, before hanging up our skates. ❤️⛸️
— Jayne and Chris (@torvillanddean) February 14, 2024
We hope to see you in 2025 for our last dance.
For dates and ticket information, please visit https://t.co/3yxUH5Pfrx. pic.twitter.com/7UWkfoi4XU
When asked why now was the right time to leave the ice, he continued: “Gosh well 40 years ago is a long time. In actual fact, next year in 2025, we have been skating together for 50 years and we felt that was a really nice round number to say ‘we have had a wonderful time but it’s time to retire a little bit and hang up the skates’.”
But the Dancing on Ice judges have promised to go out with a bang, with Jayne adding: “We feel that it will be the last tour but it will be a celebration of everything that we have been through since 1984.”
Torvill and Dean’s farewell tour will be coming to nine cities around the country in 2025, including London, Manchester, Glasgow and more.
It would be ice to see you there – here’s how to get tickets.
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Torvill and Dean farewell tour UK dates and venues
Torvill and Dean will be coming to nine cities in the UK and Ireland next spring. Kicking things off in London, the pair will then travel on to Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester before finishing up in Glasgow. Here’s the dates:
- 12th – 13th Apr 2025 – London, OVO Arena Wembley
- 15th – 16th Apr 2025 – Belfast, SSE Arena
- 19th – 20th Apr 2025 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
- 23th – 24th Apr 2025 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
- 25th – 27th Apr 2025 – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
- 30th Apr – 1st May 2025 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
- 2nd – 4th May 2025 – Manchester, AO Arena
- 8th – 9th May 2025 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
- 10th – 11th May 2025 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
How much do tickets cost for the Torvill and Dean farewell tour?
Tickets vary depending on the venue with London, unsurprisingly, being the most expensive.
At cities such as Sheffield and Belfast, prices start at £38 – £41, while at others you’ll have to pay a minimum of £53.
How to get tickets to Torvill and Dean’s farewell tour
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster, so make sure you skate on over there before they run out!
Buy Torvill and Dean tickets at Ticketmaster
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