 Whiston won the first series of "Dancing on Ice" on 3 March 2006 with partner, actress Gaynor Faye,
 He was also a presenter at the "British Soap Awards" on 24 May 2006.In the second series in 2007 Whiston reached the semi-finals, finishing fourth, with actress Emily Symons, before being eliminated in a skate-off against singer Duncan James and his partner, Maria Filippov.With Symons also appearing in the soap opera, "Emmerdale" set in and filmed in West Yorkshire, they initially trained at Bradford Ice Arena in Bradford each week before travelling down to London for dress rehearsals.