Jake Quickenden  Jacob "Jake" Quickenden (born 3 September 1988) is an English singer and reality television personality. He was a contestant on the ninth and eleventh series of "The X Factor" in 2012 and 2014, before being runner-up in series 14 of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in December 2014. After taking part in "I'm a Celebrity", Quickenden met Carl Fogarty's daughter, Danielle and they dated until just after Dancing On Ice. In 2018, he won the tenth series of "Dancing on Ice", where he was partnered with professional German figure skater Vanessa Bauer. Jake is currently starring in a U.K. tour of Hair The Musical. Quickenden was a lifeguard in his home town of Scunthorpe, alongside a career as semi-pro footballer. Quickenden plays football, mainly as a winger or forward. He began his football career as a youth player for Scunthorpe United but suffered a broken leg, ending his chances with his hometown club. Following recovery he was offered trials in Australia with Bentleigh Greens and Sunshine George Cross, eventually playing professionally in Australia for two years. He then returned to England and went on to play for Frickley Athletic in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League, Premier Division. Most recently he played for Lincolnshire club Bottesford Town in the Northern Counties East Football League. In 2015, he was rumoured to have been offered the opportunity to play for Gainsborough Trinity, but denied it. He joined Ossett Town in 2017. Quickenden began his media career by appearing on the talent show "The X Factor". After his 2012 departure, he has made a number of other media appearances since, including working as a presenter on the Chart Show TV channel. In 2012, Quickenden auditioned for the ninth series of "The X Factor", where he sang "Use Somebody" and received four yesses from the judges. At bootcamp, along with fellow contestants Adam Burridge and Robbie Hance, he sang "How to Save a Life". The judges decided to put him through to judges' houses where he was in the Boys category along with Burridge, Nathan Fagan-Gayle, Rylan Clark, Jahméne Douglas, and the series' eventual winner James Arthur and their mentor was Nicole Scherzinger. Quickenden sang "Back for Good" in front of Scherzinger and her guest, Ne-Yo.