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 as well as a television host for Travel Channel UK and Food Network UK. (2006–2023).
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. Evers also hosted a winter Olympic sport series for Travel Channel as well as two series for Food Network UK, "Made with Love" co-host by Lottie Duncan and "Matt's Summer BBQ".
Results Pair skating with Allebach: Results 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.
+ 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 2007Blades 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 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."
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