Who is Donna Air? Dancing On Ice 2018 star who was seventh to leave the show
DONNA Air has been living a life of luxury since leaving children's TV show Byker Grove all those years ago - and now she's had to say goodbye to Dancing On Ice 2018 after a third week in the skate-off.
Here we reveal how the blonde bombshell has gone from Geordie lass to London socialite, rubbing shoulders with royals...
Who is Donna Air, how old is she and what is her background?
Donna Air was born August 2, 1979 in Wallsend in Newcastle, where she grew up.
The 38-year-old is an English TV presenter, singer, and actress.
Donna shot to fame alongside Ant and Dec on BBC children's drama Byker Grove.
After leaving Byker Grove Donna was briefly part of a pop duo called Crush.
She then ditched acting and singing in favour of TV presenting, which included fronting shows like The Big Breakfast and MTV Select.
In 2016 she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef, where viewers took more notice of her new "posh voice" than her cooking skills.
This year she's had to prove her skating skills signing up to the 2018 series of Dancing On Ice.
She narrowly evaded elimination to join the likes of Kem Cetinay, Brooke Vincent and Jake Quickenden in week 7.
Is Donna Air dating James Middleton?
Donna had been in an on-off relationship with Kate and Pippa Middleton's younger brother, James, which is reportedly now over.
The couple were together for four years and admitted they had been thinking about where their relationship was going next.
However, she has now confirmed that the couple split for good over Christmas as they looked to make a fresh start separately in the new year.
In November 2016, they looked more loved-up than ever after a temporary split as they attended The Animal Ball.
Since then, the youngest Middleton hinted that he wants to marry and have children with Donna.
Did Donna Air attend Pippa Middleton's wedding?
Even though Donna and James have an on-off relationship, she was at his sister Pippa' s wedding to James Matthews, despite the 'no ring, no bring rule'.
The couple were given the seal of approval to attend the nuptials together.
They joined an all-star and royal line-up - which included Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle.
Has Donna Air been married before? Does she have children?
Donna hasn't been married before.
She does, however, have a 13-year-old daughter, Freya, from a previous relationship with multimillionaire conservationist Damian Aspinall.
They were together for six years before calling it quits.
Their daughter also attended Pippa Middleton’s wedding.
When is Dancing On Ice on ITV?
Dancing On Ice 2018 launched on January 7 at 6pm on ITV with a two-hour show, and continues every Sunday.
The show rebranded with a "fresh look" after several years away from the screens.
Ice skating legend Jayne Torvill declared the show will need to up its game as reality TV has raised the bar over the past few years.
Donna has been paired up with ice dancing professional Mark Hanretty.
