OLYMPIC legends Torvill and Dean cannot wait to skate into the North West this Christmas to entertain families with their pantomime debut.

National icons Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will star as the Fairy Godparents in Cinderella at the Manchester Opera House from Saturday, December 5 to Sunday, January 3.

The pair — who won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics after dancing to Ravel's Bolero — promise to wow audiences with their amazing routines and talents.

Jayne, aged 57, said: "This will be our first ever pantomime and something we’ve been wanting to do for some time.

"We’re already working on some brand new choreography which we hope will bring a whole lot more excitement to the wonderful Cinderella story and reworking some old favourites too."

Christopher, aged 56, said: "We’re really looking forward to bringing Cinderella to life on skates and spending the festive season in Manchester.

"We can’t wait for Christmas now."

The Sarajevo Winter Olympics saw Torvill and Dean shoot to international fame as the pair became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time after skating to Bolero, creating one of the most memorable sporting and entertainment moments.

They continued to skate together for 14 years winning numerous professional and amateur competitions.

Following their professional skating retirement in 1998, they embarked on a number of other projects including choreographing for English National Ballet, touring with Stars on Ice and producing ice shows such as Ice Adventures at Wembley, while continuing to choreograph for other dancers.

From 2006 to 2014, they became prime time TV favourites as coaches, choreographers and performers on ITV's Dancing on Ice, also taking the show on the road in their national UK tours.

In 2014, Torvill and Dean returned to Sarajevo to dance the Bolero one more time, celebrating the 30 year anniversary of their Olympics performance.

With more star names to be announced for the cast, the classic rags to riches tale of Cinderella will be transformed into a breath-taking family extravaganza.

It will feature glittering sets, gorgeous costumes, big song and dance numbers, bags of audience participation, real Shetland ponies and jaw-dropping skating sequences.

For tickets, visit atgtickets.com/manchester or call 0844 8713018.