Inside Kate Ferdinand and ex Dan Edgar’s romance with rows and cheating – as they come face to face at Dancing On Ice
KATE Ferdinand is gearing up for an awkward encounter with her ex-boyfriend Dan Edgar as the new series of Dancing On Ice gets underway.
The 33-year-old’s brother-in-law, Anton Ferdinand, 39, is taking part in the show – and so is her TOWIE star ex Dan, 34.
Former reality TV babe Kate is now married to footballer Rio Ferdinand[/caption] Her brother-in-law Anton Ferdinand will compete against Dan during the latest series of Dancing On Ice[/caption]Kate, 33, and her husband, former England ace Rio Ferdinand, 46, are likely to want to show their support to Anton in person at the DOI studios.
But this can only mean one thing; a run-in with her ex is high on the cards.
Here, we take a look back at Kate’s toxic six-year relationship with Dan and all the reasons WHY she won’t want to cross paths with him…
EARLY DAYS
Kate and Dan’s relationship started out strong after they met in Ibiza[/caption]Long before there was even a whiff of cheating rumours, tears and bitter rows, things started pretty well for Kate and Dan.
Events planner Kate Wright, as she was known then, met Dan – an electrician – in Ibiza in 2010.
Conveniently, the pair were both from Essex and they began dating once back in the UK.
But after four years, they hit the skids.
Dan jacked in his job in pursuit of fame and he joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex.
And although Kate thought they were still a couple, he had other ideas.
Kate later admitted: “When he first went on TOWIE we were still together but he was telling everyone we were on and off – which obviously made me feel really stupid.
“Then one night he just came round my house and dumped me completely out of the blue.”
Giving as good as she got, Kate got her own back by also signing up to TOWIE.
She made her big entrance in a sexy bikini during that year’s Marbella special.
LOVE TRIANGLE TROUBLE
Kate made a sexy entrance to TOWIE in Marbella in a red bikini[/caption]Dan’s first major TOWIE storyline involved a love triangle with Lauren Pope and Jess Wright.
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The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford
Chris Taylor and Vanessa Bauer
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan
Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield
Dan Edgar and Vanessa James
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden
Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt
Sam Aston and Molly Lanaghan
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard
But for heartbroken Kate, this was far from ideal.
She not only had to watch her ex flirting up a storm with Lauren and Jess, but she also had to watch him snog them both in front of the nation.
Unsurprisingly, Dan’s back and forth with the best friends sparked an explosive bust-up between them and Jess and Lauren fell out epically.
The scenes also gave fans of the ITVBe show their first insight into Dan’s bad-boy ways.
However, as the weeks flew by, Dan’s chemistry with Kate began bubbling again and he pulled out all the stops to win her back.
In October 2015, the Lothario donned a Top Gun costume and reenacted a scene from the 80s movie with pals James ‘Diags’ Bennewith and James ‘Lockie’ Lock.
Dan apologised for his behaviour and told Kate: “I loved you from day one. I didn’t stop loving you when we weren’t together. I’m willing to wait however long it will take.”
And with that, she agreed to give it another go.
CRACKS APPEAR
On-screen, Dan and Kate’s relationship seemed perfect the second time around and they quickly became a favourite among TOWIE viewers.
But cracks soon began to appear.
By March 2016, fans watched as Kate and Dan became embroiled in a fiery on-screen row.
Breaking down into tears, Kate told Dan she felt “second best” to his mates and accused him of rarely making an effort to see her.
“I don’t see you,” she cried.“When was the last time you stayed with me? You always choose the boys over me.”
Dan warned that they were slipping into their old ways, telling her: “I don’t want to get back into this.”
But he later told a magazine that he had listened to her plea.
“I used to be quite selfish but I know I can’t act like that any more,” Dan insisted. “I don’t mind making sacrifices if they put Kate’s mind at ease.”
SMOKESCREEN SPLIT
Kate confessed she had split from Dan a second time after their Mexico holiday[/caption] The pair’s sun-soaked holiday turned sour[/caption]Kate and Dan jetted off to Mexico for a romantic holiday in May 2016.
The couple shared blissful snaps of their trip on social media and fans believed all was well.
But several months later, the TOWIE cast flew to Majorca to film the summer special and the truth came out.
Heartbroken Kate confessed that she had split from Dan for a second time.
Wiping away tears, she told her co-star Lydia Bright: “We went to Mexico and we had the most amazing holiday but… you know, it just felt like we were friends.”
Dan later threw in his two-pence worth and confessed that they had “got on each other’s nerves”.
“I feel like our relationship was like we’d been married for 30 years and we got on each other’s nerves,” he told Kate.
“I can’t believe it’s come to this, I genuinely thought we’d be together for the rest of our lives.”
MIXED MESSAGES
TOWIE fans had just got their heads around Kate and Dan’s shock break-up when things took an unexpected turn.
Just to confuse matters further, the pair suddenly rekindled for a shock one-off night of passion.
Still in the throws of filming the Majorca special, the exes bumped into each other in a club and ended up in the same hotel room.
But their sparks were short-lived and there were more tears for Kate the following day.
“I’ve been thinking about him all day,” she said.
“When I’m not around him, it’s easy, but it’s so hard when we’re all around each other all the time.”
BITTER ROWS
Kate locked horns in a series of furious rows with Dan and his mate Jon Clarke[/caption]After their summer split, things soured dramatically.
Dan’s friend Jon Clarke even found himself embroiled in his fallout with Kate.
Kate accused Jon of sending her drunken voice notes behind Dan’s back – and Jon let rip.
Viewers couldn’t believe their ears as Jon unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade at her.
“Are you being deadly serious. You are f**king b***h. When did I try it on with you?,” he blasted.
He then nastily told Tommy Mallett: “If you act like a sl** you are going to get called a sl**, that’s the way I see it.”
Kate had been telling the truth and Jon later admitted to Dan he had sexted her.
Jon then attempted to get his own back at being exposed by Kate and told Dan: “She’s been sleeping with my mate.”
Kate was so upset that she blocked Dan on all social media platforms.
TAKE THREE
Dan Edgar successfully wooed Kate in the 2016 Christmas special[/caption]Despite insisting in November 2016 that she was enjoying single life, Kate found herself being won back around by Dan AGAIN in the TOWIE Christmas special.
Doing ‘a Love Actually’, Dan held up a number of cards to tell a tearful Kate he was “in love with, always have been and always will be” with her.
Not only was Kate taken in by the gesture, fans of the ITVBe reality show were too.
“What Dan just did for Kate was like every girl’s dream,” one viewer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Another added: “Need a Dan Edgar in my life.”
Confirming their relationship was back on for THIRD time, the couple later shared a kiss at Megan McKenna’s There’s Snow Place Like Essex party.
Kate told Dan she loved him too but warned that she wanted to take their romance slowly.
CHEATING BOMBSHELL
They shared a Christmas kiss – but ended their relationship a month later[/caption]Despite their Christmas kiss, Kate and Dan ended their on/off relationship for good in early January 2017.
Rumours of Kate and Rio Ferdinand falling for each other surfaced in the months that followed.
But this didn’t mean Kate and Dan could cut ties completely.
Due to their contract obligations, the pair were both still appearing in TOWIE – and their biggest row was yet to come.
In March, furious viewers found themselves turning on Dan after it emerged he had cheated on Kate with TOWIE’s Chloe Lewis back in 2015.
And to make matters worse, he laughed in Kate’s face when she confronted him about it.
Coming face-to-face with Dan at the gym, Kate told her ex: “You have this issue and I said we can be friends.”
As he began laughing, she went on: “What is funny? I’ve got something that’s really funny… that you got with Chloe Lewis.
“That’s the face I always used to fall for. You made me feel like I was a crazy nut job. All our group thought I was nutty. The way you treat women is disgusting.”
Shrugging it off, Dan replied: “I did kiss Chloe Lewis, yeah. Carry on with your life that you’re so happy in. Do what you’ve got to do it. Go on. See you later.”
Fans were quick to blast Dan on social media, with one fuming: “Wow Dan Edgar has really shown his true colours today! Such a scumbag… Dan is a f***ing p***k.” Another asked: “What has he turned into a tt?“
MOVING ON
Kate confirmed her relationship with former footballer Rio Ferdinand in 2017[/caption]Kate confirmed her relationship with Rio Ferdinand in July 2017 and it was the proof everyone needed that her toxic relationship with Dan was over for good.
Dan moved on with TOWIE co-star Amber Turner – but he wasn’t over Kate quite yet.
Following her engagement to Rio the following year, Dan and Amber began arguing on-screen in TOWIE.
Sources close to the pair claimed the news of Kate’s impending marriage to Rio had rocked them.
Dan, however, later insisted to The Sun: “It’s nothing to do with that. That happened a long time ago. It was literally a few things with our relationship.”
The star, who is now set to make his Dancing On Ice debut alongside Kate’s brother-in-law Anton, was also quick to backtrack on his declaration of ‘always loving Kate’.
“That comment was from a long time ago,” he added. “I can’t remember when I said that. I haven’t said it recently. But that’s in the past.”
Kate and Rio tied the knot in September 2019. They now have two children together and Kate is stepmum to Rio’s three kids from his marriage to Rebecca Ellison, who died in 2015.
Dan, meanwhile, is believed to be single following his split from TOWIE co-star Ella Rose Wise in October last year.
Rio and Kate are now happily married[/caption] Both Dan and Anton will compete on Dancing On Ice, which airs tonight[/caption]