Dancing On Ice judge Jayne Torvill, 61, said she left her ice skating partner Christopher Dean, 60, “furious” when she arrived home two hours later than planned. Reflecting on the moment, she revealed: “Once, in New York, I was nearly two hours late because I’d been shopping. “This was before mobile phones, so when I turned up he was furious. He’d called the hospital and the police because he’d been so worried.”

He’d called the hospital and the police because he’d been so worried.”

Jayne Torvill,

The figure skating expert went on to comment on Chris’ most “annoying characteristic”.

She added to Radio Times: ”His obsession with time is his most annoying characteristic.

“If a car’s coming to pick us up but it’s not due for two minutes, he starts ringing people to say it’s not there.

“It’s hard for me to get wound up about anything.”

Jayne and Christopher first met in 1971 at an ice rink and the pair were soon known as an iconic duo after performing together.

In 1984, the dancing couple won gold at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics for their dance to Ravel’s Boléro.

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge said Christopher Dean called the police about her

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge said Christopher Dean called the police about her (Image: WENN)

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge said she left Christopher ‘furious’ for being late

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge said she left Christopher ‘furious’ for being late (Image: WENN)

Across the board, the duo have won seven British Championships, four European and four World Championships and two Olympic medals.

Many believe the Dancing On Ice co-stars are a married couple, but the pair are actually just friends.

Jayne said: “People say that we act like an old married couple, so I’m sure we could have ended up together, but during that period when you start dating, we were absorbed in our skating.”

Jayne has been married to Phil Christensen since 1990.

The couple have two adopted children Kieran, 15, and Jessica, 12.

Elsewhere, Christopher has been married twice in his lifetime.

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge and Christopher Dean will host the new series in January

Jayne Torvill: Dancing On Ice judge and Christopher Dean will appear on the new series in January (Image: GETTY)

Torvill and Dean will air on tonight on ITV at 9.15pm.

Torvill and Dean will air tonight on ITV at 9.15pm (Image: ITV)

Read the full interview in Radio Times [RADIO TIMES]

He first tied the knot with Isabelle Duchesnay in 1991, with their marriage lasting two years.

In 1994 he married his second wife Jill Trenary but the pair parted ways in 2010.

Christopher has two children Sam Colin Dean and Jack Robert Dean.

Tonight, Poppy Lee Friar and Will Tudor step in the shoes of Jayne and Christopher in ITV’s new feature-length biopic focused on the champions.