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Kelvin Fletcher is STILL being lined up for Dancing on Ice after blowing bosses away with his performances on Strictly

KELVIN Fletcher is STILL being lined up for Dancing on Ice after blowing bosses away with his performances on Strictly.

Insiders say they continue to have hopes of persuading Kelvin to sign up for the ITV show.

 Kelvin Fletcher is learning to dance with Oti Mabuse for the BBC One show
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Kelvin Fletcher is learning to dance with Oti Mabuse for the BBC One show

The former Emmerdale actor was said to be in talks with producers after impressing with his skating videos.

Clips of him on Instagram showed off his skills - but he was snapped by Strictly bosses instead.

Now a source has told The Sun Online: "The door is still being left open for Kelvin to return to DOI.
"He had been agonising for ages whether to take up the Strictly opportunity after being so far in advanced stages of talks with DOI.

 Kelvin caught the eye of Dancing on Ice bosses
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Kelvin caught the eye of Dancing on Ice bossesCredit: instagram
 The producers say he is 'strong' and can skate
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The producers say he is 'strong' and can skateCredit: Rex Features

"But they still want him on the show for potentially the series after next."

Kelvin was partnered with Oti Mabuse on the show and stunned the judges and audience with his sexy samba from the off.

The 35-year-old raised the temperature in the Strictly ballroom to boiling point with his sizzling performance.

 The 35-year-old has been keeping fully fit for the show with early morning gym sessions
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The 35-year-old has been keeping fully fit for the show with early morning gym sessionsCredit: Getty - Contributor
 He impressed everyone with his sexy samba on week one
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He impressed everyone with his sexy samba on week oneCredit: BBC
Strictly Come Dancing's Kelvin Fletcher gives show-stopping performance in 'best ever' debut dance routine

Bruno Tonioli even called it the best opening Samba he'd seen in 15 years of being a telly judge.

And it was reflected in the scoring, with Kelvin and Oti scoring a leaderboard topping 32 points.

Having already admitted to catching the dancing bug, Kelvin could be keen on going straight into training for the ice.

He'd be skating alongside Michael Barrymore,  Maura Higgins and Ian 'H' Watkins who have all signed up.

Kelvin was drafted in as a last-minute replacement for Strictly following Jamie Laing's injury.

The Made in Chelsea star was left in agony after landing awkwardly during the group dance on the pre-recorded opening show.

Kelvin has been making sure he does everything to keep his strength up for Strictly.

Despite eating 3,000 calories a day, he's lost 11lbs by getting up at 5am to workout before a full day of dance rehearsals.

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