Holly Willoughby has shared details on which celebrity from this year’s Dancing on Ice line-up she is particularly excited to see take to the ice.
Dancing on Ice is now returning to ITV1 and ITVX with a new cast of eleven celebrities, who will embark on the ultimate celebrity talent competition as they take to the ice each week.
Phillip Schofield and This Morning co-star Holly return as hosts while ice royalty Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean resume their roles as judges on the ice panel alongside dancers Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse.
Ahead of the launch of the show, Holly has spoken about which star in particular she will be keeping an eager eye on as she watches from the sidelines of the ice rink.
Labelling herself a ‘massive’ Love Island fan, Holly said she is ‘really excited’ about winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, who is partnered with professional ice skating star Brendyn Hatfield.
Holly said of the Turkish actress: “She’s a brilliant character and she’s a woman who knows what she wants and goes and gets it.
“She looks gorgeous, she’s going to look like an angel on the ice. I’m thinking she will put that determination into her boots and we’re going to see something wonderful from her.”
Among those skating live in a bid to impress both the panel and viewers at home are actress and DJ Patsy Palmer, football legend John Fashanu and Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson.
They are joined by Coronation Street ’s Mollie Gallagher, Drag Queen and TV personality The Vivienne, TV personality Joey Essex, comedian Darren Harriott, actress and West End star Carley Stenson, singer Michelle Heaton and The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran.
Guiding the celebrity novices from their shaky first steps to spectacular routines are their professional partners.
A new addition to the 2023 line-up is world-class ice dancer Olivia Smart, while there are three Dancing on Ice favourites returning this year: Sylvain Longchambon, who last skated in the 2019 series as well as Vicky Ogden and Klabera Komini who both last skated in the 2021 series.
Meanwhile, Matt Evers, who has been a part of Dancing on Ice since it launched in 2006, returns to the show alongside fellow series favourites Alexandra Schauman and husband Łukasz Różycki, Mark Hanretty, Brendyn Hatfield, Vanessa Bauer, Tippy Packard and Colin Grafton.
Dancing on Ice starts Sunday 15th January, 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX
