DANCING on Ice’s Holly Willoughby paid a touching tribute to The Vivienne following their tragic death as the new series begins.
The RuPaul‘s Drag Race winner passed away last weekend at the age of 32.
Holly Willoughby has paid tribute to The Vivienne on Dancing on Ice[/caption]
The Vivienne passed away last weekend – two years after competing on the show[/caption]
The Vivienne – real name James Lee Williams – was only 32[/caption]
The Vivienne – real name James Lee Williams – had competed on Dancing on Ice in 2023, reaching the final and finishing in third place.
As the new series began on ITV tonight, hosts Holly and Stephen Mulhern paid their own tribute to the former contestant before this year’s batch of celebrities took to the ice.
Holly, 43, said: “Before we move on, like us, many of you have been saddened by the tragedy of The Vivienne’s passing last weekend.
“Now, they were a huge part of the show, making it all the way to the final in 2023 and they’ll be very sorely missed.”
Stephen, 47, agreed before the duo then moved on to introducing the first celeb to perform tonight.
