Who is Ben Hanlin? Dancing On Ice 2020 star's age, career and wife revealed
1 March 2020, 18:22 | Updated: 1 March 2020, 18:26
Ben Hanlin's age, career and relationship status revealed as he makes it to the semi finals of Dancing On Ice.
Dancing On Ice's semi finals are here, and Ben Hanlin is one of the lucky and hard-working celebrities hoping to skate to the finals.
But he'll have to be judged by Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and John Barrowman as well as the British public.
The magician will be trying his best to impress with his skills alongside the likes of Joe Swash and Caprice Bouret. So here’s everything you need to know about him from his wife to his career.
Who is Ben Hanlin?
Ben is 33-years-old and comes from Solihull, Birmingham.
Back in 2010, Ben got his lucky break when he started his own YouTube videos based on 'stalking' celebrities such as Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff.
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Since then, he's presented a series on the Discovery Channel called Breaking Magic which explored how magicians use science in their tricks.
He also hosted the ITV2 show, Tricked! between 2013 and 2016 which saw him tricking unsuspecting members of the public with his magic. Celebs including Joe Swash, Peter Andre and Gemma Collins were all victims of his hilarious pranks.
Does Ben Hanlin have a wife?
Yes, Ben married his wife Briony in 2014 and the pair have two children together.
3 years ago today I married the best woman in the world!!!....I think year 4 is going to be a bit different...🐣❤️
Posted by Ben Hanlin on Wednesday, 3 May 2017
What has Ben Hanlin said about Dancing On Ice 2020?
After he was announced for the show, Ben said: “Can I ice skate? Barely. But I did say to the producers ‘if I’m going to do this, can I try to do magic on ice?’ I will try and attempt to put magic into the show if I can.”
Ben completed alongside Maura Higgins, Kevin Kilbane, Lucrezia Millarini, H from Steps, Lisa George, Caprice, Trisha Goddard and Radzi Chinyanganya, before making it to the semi finals with Perri Kiely, Libby Clegg MBE and Joe Swash.
