On 10 March 2019, Jordan won the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice, where he was partnered with professional Finnish figure skater Alexandra Schauman.
James is currently, December 2024, at the pinnacle of his career playing Dandini in Cinderella at The Winding Wheel Theatre in Chesterfield.
Jordan was born in Gillingham, Kent,[2] and attended St John Fisher Catholic School in Chatham.
[5] The couple retired for a while, in favour of teaching Latin American dancing in Hong Kong, though they returned to competition later.
Jordan stated that "winning that trophy is my dream but I wouldn't give up this wonderful lady for that ball."
Eventually, wife Ola won the competition that year, partnered with presenter Chris Hollins.
This feud was further reiterated when Horwood dropped James and Ola Jordan from the Strictly tour later in the year.
34 ^ Jennifer Grey, the winner of the eleventh series of Dancing with the Stars, the American version of 'Strictly', was a guest judge, replacing Len Goodman while he had a week off.
[10] For its tenth series in September 2012, Jordan was partners with television presenter, actress and singer Denise van Outen.
For the second time ever, he reached the final but placed his best in the competition overall, with Outen and Jordan finishing as runners-up with singer Kimberley Walsh and her partner Pasha Kovalev, behind the winners gymnast Louis Smith and professional partner Flavia Cacace.
Jordan, together with Ola, took part in a celebrity version of television programme Total Wipeout which was broadcast on 26 December 2009.
In 2019, Jordan participated in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice, alongside professional partner Alexandra Schauman.