Chris Taylor Dancing on Ice Odds and Result

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Outcome: Chris Taylor was the early favourite but did not win. Coronation Street’s Sam Aston was crowned champion of the final series of Dancing on Ice in March 2025.

Reality star and presenter Chris Taylor was installed as the early favourite when the betting opened on the 2025 series of Dancing on Ice, the show’s seventeenth and, as it turned out, final run.

The former Love Island contestant was a popular pick with the public, the kind of relatable, self-deprecating personality that tends to travel well in a contest decided by viewer votes.

Why the market liked him

Dancing on Ice rewards entertainment and public connection as much as technical skill, and Taylor’s profile fitted that mould. Bookmakers made him the one to beat before a single live skate had been performed.

Tall and reasonably athletic, he was expected to cope with the lifts, though, like every celebrity on the show, he faced the challenge of learning the discipline from scratch.

A mid-series setback

His campaign was disrupted when his professional partner, Vanessa Bauer, was forced to withdraw with a torn ligament. Taylor was re-partnered with Robin Johnstone for the remainder of the series.

How the series ended

The early favourite did not go all the way. Coronation Street actor Sam Aston and his partner Molly Lanaghan won the final on 9 March 2025, with presenter Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty the runners-up.

It proved a notable series for another reason, as ITV later confirmed it would be the show’s last, ending a run that began in 2006.

The market read the narrative but not the result, a familiar outcome in public-voted entertainment betting. More market coverage sits across the site’s TV specials odds.