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| cassie84 | May 1 2012, 11:07 AM Post #1 |
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Was messing about on the internet and found this interview from chloe madeley from last year and has some karen and some karen/chris references thought you may like. Richard Madeley getting over-excited was the least of it this series, of course, because any action on the ice was more than matched by reports of blossoming romances and tension backstage — the latter, in particular, between judge Jason Gardiner and Karen Barber, the former judge who was demoted this series to mentor. In one exchange, Gardiner announced on air that Barber’s opinion ‘didn’t matter’ — a retort that led to hundreds of complaints. ‘They’re not really friends now,’ says Chloe. ‘But they did manage to leave it behind them and carry on.’ Most of the time the competitors had very little to do with the judges. ‘I don’t know if it’s coincidence or deliberate, but the judges kept their distance from us,’ she says. ‘They kept themselves pretty separate. It’s a bit like school.’ And, like school, the pupils all ‘gossip like mad,’ she says. ‘We moaned if we were on the receiving end, but when we found out something about someone else we’d all be huddled in the corner smoking and swapping titbits.’ And there were plenty of romantic rumours. Early on in the series — while Chloe was still with Glenn Crickmar — Sam Attwater and his skating partner Brianne Delcourt enjoyed a brief fling. Sam was then subsequently photographed kissing skating professional Alexandra Schauman (whose husband, just to complicate matters further, was the skating partner of Elen Rivas, the former fiancee of England footballer Frank Lampard). Ms Rivas herself, who made an early exit from the competition, was reported to be enjoying a hot romance with Peter Andre off the ice, although cynics pointed out they share the same agent and the publicity was mutually beneficial. The series has finished and so, we are told, has the relationship. The romance that blossomed between Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe and skating partner Sylvain Longchambon, meanwhile, endures to this day. ‘They went out drinking after their first skating session and that was that’ Chloe reveals. ‘They fully fell in love — in a matter of days. We all heard about it, but when we all came together to shoot promotional shots for the series it was obvious. It was lovely to see. So now Jen spends half her time up north doing Hollyoaks and half of her time in France with his family.’ Then, of course, there was the relationship that developed between Karen Barber and Christopher Dean, who split from his wife, former ice-skating champion Jill Trenary, last year after 16 years of marriage. Karen is married to one of the show’s trainers, ice-dancer Steve Pickavance, but in January she and Dean issued a joint statement admitting they were a couple after photographs of them kissing appeared. Chloe says the cast had known for weeks. ‘They’re very professional but, of course, we did have lulls in the day when we weren’t skating and we’d see them have those moments together,’ says Chloe. ‘It’s lovely. I think they’re a great couple.’ According to Chloe, in fact, all the girls on the show harbour a bit of a secret crush on Christopher Dean. ‘I have to say I am a little bit in love with him — and whenever I said it to anyone they all gave me that knowing nod. Everyone’s got a bit of a crush on him.’ http://bajansunonline.com/entertainment/chloe-madeleys-on-very-thin-ice-but-richard-and-judys-daughter-insists-her-wild-child-days-are-behind-her/ |
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