Samia Ghadie 'falls for Dancing On Ice partner Sylvain Longchambon... after both split from Will Thorp and Jennifer Metcalfe'
- Sylvain Longchambon dumps Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe on Friday over phone
- French skater and Metcalfe's own relationship began after they skated together in the 2010 series
- Samia Ghadie and Coronation Street co-star Will Thorp break up 'by mutual agreement'
- New series of Dancing On Ice starts on ITV next week, with Sylvain and Samia paired up to skate together
By EMMA GRITT
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When they were paired for Dancing On Ice, Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon probably had no inkling they would end up splashed across the papers before the show even aired.
But, according to reports, during hours of practising for the hit ITV show, the pair have discovered they have feelings for one another.
And, it seems these emotions are strong enough for them to warrant ending their current relationships.
Controversial: Samia Ghadie and Sylvian Longchambon have reportedly split from their partners since meeting
A source close to the French professional ice skater revealed that Sylvain had been open with his current girlfriend, actress Jennifer Metcalfe, that he was developing feelings for his new co-star.
The Hollyoaks beauty was said to have thought it just a phase, so was devastated when he called her on Friday night from France - where he had flown to for Christmas - to tell her that their two-year relationship was over.
The source told the Sunday Mirror: 'When Sylvain first admitted that he had real feelings for Samia, she was gutted.
Love split: Samia, pictured at the British Soap Awards in April, is said to have parted ways from actor Will Thorp after two years together
'It's been a difficult time but she thought it would pass. She has been putting on a brave face for the audiences... he is a consummate professional. But she feels betrayed by both of them.'
It is sure to be a difficult concept for Jennifer, who is currently starring in pantomime, to accept as she and Sylvain met and fell in love while working on the 2010 series.
At the time, their on-screen chemistry was impossible to ignore, with Jennifer apparently inquiring as to his relationship status as soon as they first met.
Handsome couple: Sylvain Longchambon and Jennifer dated for two years after finding love on the ice
Viewers were entranced by their routines, which lit up the rink as the pair fell more in love each week.
Since the end of the show, the couple have remained together, even moving in together and happily posing at red carpet events until recently.
It is as yet unclear if Samia, best known as Maria Connor in Coronation Street, shares the same sexual friction with the handsome Frenchman.
She has been skating with the Olympic skater since October, and in an interview with the Sunday Mirror's Celebs magazine, due to be published next week, she gushes about him - but refuses to discuss her own partner, Will Thorp.
Hot stuff: Samia and Sylvain are thought to have developed feelings for each other while training for the show
She tells the magazine: 'I've only got good things to say. Sylvain is brilliant. He is so kind, patient and thoughtful. I can see how you'd end up in a relationship with your partner. You get to know each other intensely and there is a lot of trust.
'They ask you what you want in a partner and I said, someone nice, someone strong, someone patient and someone with a good sense of humour, and he's got all that.'
When asked if she gets annoyed with him for leaving her with aching ribs after training she says: 'No I couldn't, he's so lovely.'
Ice queen: (left) Samia practicing for the start of Dancing On Ice in Manchester, and in costume (right)
However, when quizzed about Will she clams up, saying: 'I really don't want to talk about that if that's all right. Not at the moment.'
Similarly, the Daily Star Sunday reports that friends of Samia claim she is seeing the French skater.
They add that Sylvain and Jennifer split after a 'rocky couple of weeks', at around the same time that Samia and Will's union drew to an end.
The couple started dating in January 2011 - just a few weeks after Samia left her husband Matthew Smith after six years of marriage.
Lovers: Jennifer and Sylvain fell in love on the ice as they filmed the hit ITV show
In December 2010, Will - who played builder Chris Gray in the soap - had left his wife Samantha, mother of his two children. However, both Samia and Will insisted they didn't start dating until their marriages were over.
The source said: 'Samia and Will split up a few weeks ago. There were no rows, they just had lots of commitments with various things.'
At the time Samia and Will's romance was made public, Matthew said: 'They have to live with what they have done... She's my wife. I love her.'
Metcalfe's spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline, while Samia's rep is yet to respond to request for comment.
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