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Darren Harriott reveals Dancing On Ice boots were ‘custom-made’ due to size 13 feet: ‘I’ve got the biggest feet ever!’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
Darren’s boots were made just for him! (Picture: ITV)
Darren Harriott has revealed he had to get ‘expensive’ ice-skating boots custom made for him, due to his size 13 feet.
The 34-year-old comedian is set to take to the ice to compete against the likes of The Vivienne, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Joey Essex.
Under the eyes of Dancing On Ice hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Darren and partner Tippy Packard will be vying to impress judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse.
Ahead of taking to the ice, the comedian, who wears size 13 shoes, joked: ‘I’ve got giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance! My family has already made bets – they’re making bets that I’ll fall on the first episode!’
And he’s now revealed he even had custom-boots made for him.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk and other press ahead of taking to the ice on Sunday, Darren revealed: ‘I’ve got the biggest feet they’ve ever had on the show’.
The comedian will be taking to the ice with partner Tippy Packard and Darren Harriott (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)
Sitting next to him, co-star The Viv added: ‘He’s had to get his boots custom-made for his skates!’
Darren continued by saying he’d been using ‘plastic hockey skates’ for six weeks of training.
‘It took six weeks, they’re the most expensive boots ever!’
The Viv finished: ‘And the biggest boots you’ve ever seen!’
He’ll be up against the likes of Joey Essex and Patsy Palmer (Picture: ITV)
‘You should see the tracks that they leave on the ice,’ Darren said.
This comes after Darren revealed a gruesome injury, revealing that his forearm was sliced open by the blade of his partner Tippy.
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When asked about his fears on the ice, he said: ‘My biggest fear, I don’t really have it anymore, all my fears are now sort of gone, because I’ve fallen on the ice countless times, I’ve got whiplash, yesterday I sliced my arm open with my partners blade, they had to glue my forearm together.
‘What other fears are there! Maybe I fall through the ice? That’s all that’s left. Whiplash, there’s a bit of bone sticking out here.’
Ouch!
Dancing on Ice continues on Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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Darren’s boots were made just for him! (Picture: ITV)
Darren Harriott has revealed he had to get ‘expensive’ ice-skating boots custom made for him, due to his size 13 feet.
The 34-year-old comedian is set to take to the ice to compete against the likes of The Vivienne, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Joey Essex.
Under the eyes of Dancing On Ice hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Darren and partner Tippy Packard will be vying to impress judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse.
Ahead of taking to the ice, the comedian, who wears size 13 shoes, joked: ‘I’ve got giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance! My family has already made bets – they’re making bets that I’ll fall on the first episode!’
And he’s now revealed he even had custom-boots made for him.
Chatting to Metro.co.uk and other press ahead of taking to the ice on Sunday, Darren revealed: ‘I’ve got the biggest feet they’ve ever had on the show’.
The comedian will be taking to the ice with partner Tippy Packard and Darren Harriott (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)
Sitting next to him, co-star The Viv added: ‘He’s had to get his boots custom-made for his skates!’
Darren continued by saying he’d been using ‘plastic hockey skates’ for six weeks of training.
‘It took six weeks, they’re the most expensive boots ever!’
The Viv finished: ‘And the biggest boots you’ve ever seen!’
He’ll be up against the likes of Joey Essex and Patsy Palmer (Picture: ITV)
‘You should see the tracks that they leave on the ice,’ Darren said.
This comes after Darren revealed a gruesome injury, revealing that his forearm was sliced open by the blade of his partner Tippy.
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When asked about his fears on the ice, he said: ‘My biggest fear, I don’t really have it anymore, all my fears are now sort of gone, because I’ve fallen on the ice countless times, I’ve got whiplash, yesterday I sliced my arm open with my partners blade, they had to glue my forearm together.
‘What other fears are there! Maybe I fall through the ice? That’s all that’s left. Whiplash, there’s a bit of bone sticking out here.’
Ouch!
Dancing on Ice continues on Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Got a story?
If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
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