Ruthie Henshall
Dancing on Ice judge Ruthie Henshall has amassed numerous acting credits on both sides of the Atlantic including Oliver, Chicago, Crazy for You and She Loves Me, for which she won an Olivier.
Ruthie Henshall is the daughter of the deputy editor of the London Evening News and a drama teacher.
Ruthie Henshall trained at the Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey.
Her late teenage years were dogged by health problems during which she had a lump removed from her breast and two cysts removed from her ovaries.
At 19, Ruthie Henshall made her professional debut playing Maggie in A Chorus Line.
Her West End debut was at the New London Theatre in Cats.
Ruthie Henshall was once engaged to the actor John Gordon Sinclair, whom she starred with in She Loves Me.
She also once dated Prince Edward.
Ruthie Henshall went on to marry the Canadian actor Tim Howar.
Ruthie Henshall has combined her acting career with concerts and albums including The Ruthie Henshall Album, Love is Here to Stay and Pilgrim.
In 2008, Ruthie Henshall became a judge on Dancing on Ice.
Additional information can be found on Ruthie Henshall's official site and in an interview with Ruthie Henshall in The Telegraph from when she was performing in Peggy Sue Got Married.