 He won the first series of "Dancing on Ice" while partnering actress Gaynor Faye, the fifth series with former "Emmerdale" actress Hayley Tamaddon and the eighth series with Olympic artistic gymnast, Beth Tweddle.Whiston was born on 21 November 1976 in Blackpool and is the son of Marj and William Whiston, he still lives in Blackpool.He started ice skating at the age of seven at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Ice Arena.