Matt Evers

Matt Evers
Evers and Denise Welch on the Dancing on Ice tour in 2011
BornMatthew Evers
(1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 (age 48)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Figure skating career
Began skating1995

Matt Evers (born March 16, 1976) is an American pair skater, model and actor. He is the 1998 U.S. Junior champion, and was a professional skater on the ITV series Dancing on Ice (2006–2023).[1]

Career

With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. The following season, they competed at three senior international events, 1998 Skate Canada International, 1998 Cup of Russia and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy. He quit competing and moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a number of years before receiving an invitation to join Dancing on Ice.[2]

Results

Pair skating with Allebach:

Results[3]
International
Event 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999
GP Skate Canada 7th
GP Cup of Russia 8th
Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
National
U.S. Championships 13th J. 9th J. 1st J.
GP = Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

Dancing on Ice

Evers is best known for being as a professional skater on the ITV series Dancing on Ice, appearing from the show's inception in 2006 until he announced his departure in 2023. Evers remains the show's longest serving professional.[4]

Evers' statistics
Series Celebrity Partner Place
1 (2006) Bonnie Langford 3rd
2 (2007) Lisa Scott-Lee 6th
3 (2008) Suzanne Shaw 1st
4 (2009) Zöe Salmon 5th
5 (2010) Heather Mills 10th
6 (2011) Denise Welch 6th
7 (2012) Jorgie Porter 2nd
8 (2013) Pamela Anderson 12th
9 (2014) Suzanne Shaw 6th
10 (2018) Candice Brown 12th
11 (2019) Gemma Collins 8th
12 (2020) Ian "H" Watkins 7th
13 (2021) Denise van Outen 13th
Faye Brookes 2nd
14 (2022) Sally Dynevor 7th
15 (2023) Patsy Palmer 8th

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Sleepy Hollow High Jay Film
2006–2023 Dancing on Ice Himself Professional skater
2007 Blades of Glory Skate Tree Film
2018 Kidding Ice Ennui 1 episode
2019 Gemma Collins: Diva Forever Himself Guest appearance

Personal life

Evers, who was married to a woman previously, came out as gay in January 2018[5] in an interview with Attitude magazine. He said it was partly the death of his uncle from AIDS and the presidency of Donald Trump that resulted in his decision to announce his sexuality publicly, saying: "I live my life by example, and I want to show young people that what you feel or how you were born isn't something bad."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Matt Evers from Dancing On Ice (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dancing on Ice star Matt Evers: I've fallen in love with Jorgie". STV. January 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Heather Allebach & Matthew Evers". Pairs On Ice. Archived from the original on March 30, 2005.
  4. ^ "Dancing on Ice star quits ITV show after 15 series over 17 years". Daily Mirror. October 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Dancing on Ice Matt Evers' real life from coming out to family tragedy". YorkshireLive. February 27, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Dancing on Ice star Matt Evers comes out as gay". Attitude. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
Preceded by Dancing on Ice Champion
(with partner Suzanne Shaw)
Series 3 (2008) 		Succeeded by