‘I want to impress Jayne!'

Faye Brookes on how she hopes to dazzle ice-skating legend Jayne Torvill

- VICTORIA WILSON

DANCING ON ICE

SUNDAY / ITV / 6PM / EP 4 of 10 / ENTERTAINMENT

Faye Brookes wowed Dancing on Ice fans with an elegant and seemingly effortless debut performance. Swirling and twirling to Taylor Swift’s hit ballad Lover with pro partner Hamish Gaman, the ex-Corrie star skated straight to the top of the leaderboard with Ice Panel head judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean declaring it ‘the best first skate’ they’ve ever seen on the ITV show.

Here, Faye, 33, tells us more about her skating journey so far…

How did you feel about your first routine?

I just hoped my nerves wouldn’t get the better of me on the night. Lover by Taylor Swift is one of the most romantic songs in the world – any time we rehearsed that routine, I couldn’t seem to get through it without crying!