Corrie's Jane Danson reveals it's 'difficult' working with Sylvain Longchambon

He's married to her close friend Samia Ghadie

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 2nd Jan 2019

Coronation Street actress Jane Danson has opened up about working with Sylvain Longchambon on the upcoming series of Dancing On Ice - which launches this Sunday (6th January). The 40-year-old, who has played Leanne Battersby on the soap on and off since 1997, has revealed that there's something slightly tricky about being partnered with him.

The 38-year-old, who joined the show in 2011, is married to Jane's Corrie co-star Samia Ghadie, who plays Maria Connor on the soap, after meeting on the show and being paired up in the 2013 series. They became engaged in 2015 and got married in 2016, and also share three-year-old son Yves.

Jane has now opened up about how training has been going for the show, and revealed that whilst she has an advantage thanks to the pair being friends already, it doesn't mean that he's gone easy on her!

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Jane said, "It’s great, because the foundations are already there. You know, we do know each other but we’re getting to know each other in a dancing capacity and I’m not a trained dancer so it’s quite difficult.

"Obviously he is a trained dancer so it comes so naturally to him. So it really is like being back at school a lot of the time. And just ’cause we’re friends, he’s not gone easy. He’s quite the perfectionist!"

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Both Sylvain and Jane have been keeping their fans updated with how their training is progressing on social media, and Jane shared some official shots of her skating to her Instagram with an excited message last week.

She wrote, 'So excited to be part of this years show. An amazing opportunity to work with all the amazing team- cannot wait 😃.' sic

Sylvain shared the same set of photos, and wrote, 'Happy new year everyone!! Dancing on ice here I come!! Looking forward to kicking off a great series on Sunday, hope you’ll all be watching ⛸💥⭐️!!' sic

Dancing On Ice launches this Sunday 6th January on ITV at 6pm.

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