CORONATION Street’s Sam Aston took a cheeky swipe at Dancing on Ice judge Christopher Dean in tonight’s emotional final show.
The soap star, who plays Chesney Brown on the cobbles, admitted he hasn’t always been the most confident and taking part on the ITV show was a chance to not hide behind a character.


But some fans will remember when Sam first took to the ice, panelist and judge Chris made an accidental slip up and called Sam his name on Coronation Street.
In a touching VT, Sam reflected on his journey and said: “I remember being so nervous and it was funny because of this whole thing of doing this journey as Sam not Chesney.
“I stepped on the ice and the first thing that came out of Chris’ mouth was ‘alright Chesney’.”
He added: “All these weeks and hard work, I’ve achieved something as Sam. Sometimes confidence hasn’t always been my strong point.
“So when you get given a character, you can kind of mask that. As the weeks go on, I’ve found confidence in myself.
“If you just push yourself and go for something, you never know what you can achieve.
Torvill and Dean choreographed their final dance which had a special Pink Panther theme.
The soap star has blossomed since the first show and left the audience tickled pink.
It’s another full house from the judges for ‘Sam the skater man’.
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Elsewhere, Anton Ferdinand and Michaela Strachan also took to the ice for their final performances.
The wildlife presenter will be the first female to be crowned champion since 2013.
She told fans on social media: “It’s the final! So excited. Doing a big showbiz number Don’t Rain On My Parade with 7 pro skaters. Such fun. I even have a train called The Flying Strachan!
“Then 2/3 finalists get voted by public to do the Bolero. Then another vote to decide the winner.
“So it totally relies on the public vote. So please support me and @markhanretty.”
[boxout headline=”Dancing On Ice 2025 pairings” intro=”Here’s the 12 celebs lined up to take part in 2025 – along with their professional partner.”]Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty
Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt
Here’s who has left the show so far:
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton – couple were sixth to be booted off
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford – EastEnders star loses out in the skate-off
Chris Taylor and Robin Johnstone – after Robin replaced injured pro Vanessa Bauer, the couple were the first to be eliminated after the return of the skate-off
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden – third to be voted off
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield – second pairing to be voted off
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard – quits show after injury during rehearsals
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan – first to be eliminated
Sarah Storey revealed she had quit on December 6, 2024. The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.