Daniel J Whiston (born 21 November 1976 in Blackpool) is an English ice skater. He appeared in Strictly Ice Dancing on BBC One and for all series of ITV show Dancing on Ice since its inception in 2006. He won the first series of Dancing on Ice while partnering actress Gaynor Faye, the fifth series with former Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon and the eighth series with Olympic artistic gymnast, Beth Tweddle. Since 2019, Daniel has been Associate Creative Director of Dancing on Ice responsible for creating all professional routines and training all celebrity contestants. In 2020 Daniel was Director of Choreography Ice for ITV's The Real Full Monty on Ice. Background Whiston was born on 21 November 1976 in Blackpool and is the son of Marj and William Whiston, he still lives in Blackpool. He started ice skating at the age of seven at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Ice Arena. He worked in the Arena and took part in his first show there when he was 18 years old. He also appeared in a tour of Grease on Ice in North America, and appeared in the Hot Ice Show at the Arena until 2006. He appears in the DVDs of the Hot Ice shows Quixotic, Xylatomia, H2O, Amarin and Chill. Career Whiston appeared in the one-off Strictly Ice Dancing broadcast on BBC One on 26 December 2004. Whiston performed at the 2010 Royal Variety Show, performing a combination of roller-blading and acrobatic. In 2020 Daniel was Director of Choreography Ice for ITV's The Real Full Monty on Ice. Dancing on Ice Whiston has appeared in all series of Dancing on Ice since ITV started broadcasting it in January 2006, he is the first and only professional skater to win the show three times. He is famous for his cheeky wink at the start of each performance. On 21 May 2013, ITV confirmed that Dancing on Ice would end in 2014 after its ninth series meaning that with three wins as a professional Whiston will become the most successful professional partner in the show's history. Whiston returned to Dancing on Ice for its tenth series in January 2018 as a professional and again in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 as Associate Creative Director. Whiston won the first series of Dancing on Ice on 3 March 2006 with partner, actress Gaynor Faye, He was also a presenter at the British Soap Awards