DANCING On Ice pro Carlotta Edwards puts on a brave face after it’s revealed her marriage is “broken beyond repair”.
The skater broke her silence for the first time since The Sun on Sunday revealed her relationship with Alexander Demetriou has collapsed since he was paired with Love Island Irish beauty Maura Higgins.
Carlotta put on a brave face with DOI star Ben Hanlin
The couple haven’t officially confirmed the split, but it’s expected to be announced after tonight’s show finale.
Showing she’s keen to move on from the heartache, Carlotto joined ex-Dancing on Ice contestant Ben Hanlin and guests Max and Harvey CBBC kids show Saturday Mash Up.
She danced to Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off amid rumours her three-year marriage is over.
Carlotta then told fans: “Honestly had the best day ever!”
It comes after The Sun’s story about her marriage ending
Her husband Alexander is said to be ‘besotted with’ Maura
News of her imminent split comes just days after Maura, 29, announced she had split from Love Island boyfriend Curtis Pritchard, 24.
A close friend told the Sun on Sunday: “Alex’s marriage to Carlotta is all but over, after 11 years together.
“They are trying to put on a united front for now, but the writing is on the wall.
“They haven’t been happy together in months, and Alex has been confiding in Maura about their personal problems, which hasn’t helped.
“He is besotted with her, and feels she is a much better fit for him than Carlotta, who is livid she is being pushed to one side.
“Their marriage seems to be broken beyond repair, and friends and family are now expecting them to make that publicly known once Dancing On Ice is over.”
Friends say cracks in the couple’s marriage first showed last year when Canadian Carlotta, 30, grew jealous of Alex’s closeness with his then ice dance partner Melody Thornton.
And history was to repeat itself this year, when Alex was paired with ex-Love Island beauty Maura.
She became the sixth celebrity to be booted off the show after losing to Paralympian Libby Clegg in a skate-off last month.
