TOWIE star Joey Essex and Drag Race winner The Vivienne are the latest contestants who have confirmed they are joining the 2023 line-up for Dancing On Ice.
Essex, who rose to fame as part of reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex, told This Morning: "I would love to win. I'm going to put all my energy into this. This stage in my life, I'm so ready for this."
The 32-year-old joins RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 winner The Vivienne, who said being on the ITV show marks a "huge step forward for queer representation on TV". The drag artist, real name James Lee Williams, 30, is also known for competing this year on an all winners season of the RuPaul franchise in the US as the only contestant from the UK and starring in BBC Three show The Vivienne Takes on Hollywood in 2020.
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The Vivienne said: "I'm beyond excited to announce that I will be competing in Dancing on Ice in 2023! This is honestly a dream come true and I can't wait to start training on the ice.
"To be the first drag artist to take part in one of the big UK reality competition shows is truly an honour. I think it's a big step forward for queer representation on TV."
The Welsh entertainer, who also has links to Liverpool, added in an Instagram comment: "I CANT WAIT!!" The TV star has also been seen on screen in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), a spin-off of the 1990s comedy starring Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and This Is Going to Hurt, a comedy-drama taking place on an NHS labour ward that sees Ben Whishaw in the lead role.
The Vivienne and Joey Essex join previously announced contestants - actress and DJ Patsy Palmer, football's John Fashanu, Love Island alum Ekin-Su Culculoglu, Olympian gymnast Nile Wilson and Coronation Street's Mollie Gallagher. Dancing on Ice is set to return to ITV in 2023 and will see 11 celebrities take to the ice to skate live in the hope of being crowned champion.
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