Kem Cetinay reveals Dancing on Ice has been a ‘good distraction’ for him after split with Amber Davies
Love Island star has thrown himself into an intense training schedule with his professional partner Alex Murphy
KEM Cetinay says Dancing On Ice has helped him get over his split from Amber Davies.
The Sun exclusively revealed the Love Island winners had called time on their romance last month.
Kem, 21, has since thrown himself into training with his partner Alex Murphy and admitted their schedule was helping him forget his heartbreak.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun Online, Kem said: “It’s been a good distraction.
“Even if I’m out there [on the ice] on my own just skating around it’s good to concentrate on something.
“It’s cathartic. I’ve got really into it now as well, I’m videoing it and showing my mum and dad at home and they think it’s really good.”
Kem has grown close to Alex after spending hours together in preparation for the start of the show next month.
He explained: “You get really close to your partner.
“I facetime her mum and her boyfriend after the session.
“Her mum is a coach as well so I chat to them. You’re with your partner all the time.”
Kem and 20-year-old Amber vowed to remain pals despite their split four months after being crowned the winners of Love Island.
In a statement at the time they said: “With sadness, we’ve decided to separate.
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“Our schedules made it difficult. We’ll remain good friends.”
However Amber has since admitted she hadn't spoken to Kem since their break up.
In her column for , she wrote: “Kem and I still haven't spoken.
It's getting easier because people aren't talking about it as much.”
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