Emmerdale casts Torvill and Dean for Christmas 2023 story
The ITV soap is lining up a big Christmas proposal for a mystery character.
Emmerdale has cast legendary ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean for an upcoming Christmas 2023 episode.
The scenes – which have now wrapped filming at a location in Leeds – will see the Olympic gold medal winners arriving to assist a beloved Emmerdale character with a big Christmas proposal.
Speaking about filming the scenes for the ITV show, Christopher Dean said: “It is amazing being here. We have jumped from watching Emmerdale on TV to being in a scene. From the screen to the scene. I’m loving it.”
Jayne Torvill added: “I can’t wait to watch the episode that we are going to be in. It will be surreal sitting at home watching it.”
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Emmerdale Producer Laura Shaw added: “We are delighted to welcome Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as our very special guests to Emmerdale. Torvill and Dean certainly promise to bring the Christmas magic sparkle to the show.”
However, while it looks like there’ll be some much-needed festive joy for at least two Emmerdale characters this Christmas, producer Laura Shaw previously teased it won’t be a happy Yuletide for all involved.
"The last couple of years we've done a bit more of a fluffier kind of Christmas for Emmerdale, but this one is quite different and edgier for us,” she said.
"I can tell you that definitely not every one of our villagers will be sat down eating their turkey with all the trimmings on Christmas Day."
Eek!
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