Dancing on Ice stars Alexander Demetriou and Carlotta Edwards are reportedly “taking a break” from their four-year marriage after it was reported she removed her wedding ring and flew back to her native Canada.
It’s now been claimed Alexander and Carlotta are taking some time apart to decide the future of their relationship.
A source told The Sun, “Carlotta and Alex are taking a break from their marriage and are trying to work out what they want from the future.
“Isolation is giving them a lot of time to think and both are with their families.
“Alex’s friendship with Maura [Higgins] was the first proper crack in their relationship. But now they’re at breaking point.”
While the pair’s split is thought to be temporary for now, friends are said to be concerned their relationship could be over for good.
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1 of 12Think you can remember all the winners of Dancing On Ice? Let's see...
2 of 12Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
3 of 12Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
4 of 12Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
5 of 12Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
6 of 12Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
7 of 12Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
8 of 12Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
9 of 12Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
10 of 12Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
11 of 12James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board. Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
12 of 12Joe Swash, 2020
Joe Swash and Alex Murphy took home the 2020 trophy, despite Diversity's Peri Kiely being the bookies favourite since the beginning of the competition.However, it wasn't all plain sailing for Joe throughout the competition. Not only did he find himself at the bottom of the leaderboard in week three and have an ear infection, he also had to swap professional dance partners after Alexandra Schauman fell and injured herself during rehearsals, forcing her to drop out of the show.
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The source continued, “Their friends think the marriage is over because of how close Alex is with Maura. The trust between them has been shattered.
“At the start, everyone thought it was just a flirtation but Alex and Maura are in constant contact now and it’s obvious for everyone around them to see what is going on.”
“Carlotta has seemed hell-bent on keeping up the pretence that everything is fine but now she’s coming to terms with what has happened and is having a serious think about where she goes from here.”
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Alexander was linked to Maura Higgins after they were paired up on the latest series of Dancing on Ice but she's since insisted they're just friends.
The Love Island star, who announced her split from Curtis Pritchard last month, recently made a savage quip about being single after filming a TikTok with fellow Islander Chris Taylor.
The hilarious clip sees Chris don his signature floral robe that he famously wore in the villa, while Maura poses in a bunny costume, before they switch outfits for the aptly-titled Flip the Switch Challenge.
Maura shared the video on Instagram, writing, “You can still have fun whilst self-isolating,” and it wasn’t long before her followers flooded the comments with support. Chris also took to the comment section, joking, “Is it weird I’ve still got the outfit on?”, which led Maura to make a remark about her relationship status.
She replied, “I’m gonna keep mine on until the bf comes home… oh wait, I forgot I don’t have one anymore 😂.”