DANCING on Ice’s Alexander Demetriou was seen without his wedding ring as he reunited with his skating partner Maura Higgins for the show finale.
It comes after The Sun on Sunday revealed his marriage to fellow pro Carlotta Edwards is “broken beyond repair”.
The couple – who wed in 2016 – both appeared on the ITV show last night, but Alex wasn’t wearing his ring.
Pals say news of their separation is imminent, despite them both publicly posting love messages to each other online.
Alexander last wore his ring on January 26, but tonight it was noticeably absent.
He hasn’t been wearing it since February 9 amid friends’ claims he had grown close to celebrity dance partner Maura on the ice.
She became the sixth celebrity to be booted off the show after losing to Paralympian Libby Clegg in a skate-off.
Last week Maura, 29, announced she had split from Love Island boyfriend Curtis Pritchard, 24.
The Sun revealed she was kept apart from Alexander’s wife Carlotta at the final over fears of a backstage bust-up.
Tensions between the pair have been simmering as insiders spoke out about Alexander, 28, and Carlotta’s four-year-marriage being on the rocks.
But Carlotta posted a snap of her cuddled up to Alexander, writing: “Love this one so much.”
A close friend told the Sun on Sunday: “Alex’s marriage to Carlotta is all but over, after 11 years together.
Maura’s dance partner is said to be ‘besotted with her’
“They are trying to put on a united front for now, but the writing is on the wall.
“They haven’t been happy together in months, and Alex has been confiding in Maura about their personal problems, which hasn’t helped.
“He is besotted with her, and feels she is a much better fit for him than Carlotta, who is livid she is being pushed to one side.
“Their marriage seems to be broken beyond repair, and friends and family are now expecting them to make that publicly known once Dancing On Ice is over.”
