11 January 2023 , 12:40
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It's almost that time of the year when celebrities show off their skills on the ice rink as they compete to win Dancing On Ice.
DOI 2023 is returning to its Sunday evening slot and will give viewers a little excitement the day before returning to work.
There will be 11 brand new celebrities, including a popular Love Island star, taking on the challenging dances with their professional partners.
In order to have a winning chance, they will have to impress the judging panel as well as everyone watching at home.
Last year, Regan Gascoigne and his skating partner Karina Manta were crowned champions after landing a perfect score.
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Who will be the one taking home the trophy in 2023?
Start Date
Dancing On Ice starts on Sunday (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)January is providing viewers with endless good television with the return of Dancing On Ice and Love Island.
Get comfortable as the dancing competition begins on ITV1 on Sunday, January 15.
The series will premiere at 6.30pm and continue until 8pm as the stars introduce themselves on ice.
Things will heat up quickly as the celebrity (and their professional partner) who finishes last could be at risk of elimination.
Dancing On Ice Line-Up
Michelle Heaton is one of the 11 contestants (Matt Frost/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Dancing On Ice hasn't disappointed with this year's line-up as there's somebody for everyone.
From Love Island winners to iconic soap stars, viewers will get to see their favourite try their hand at ice skating.
DOI will also have the show's first-ever drag queen contestant.
- Love Island 2022 winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Brendyn Hatfield
- The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer
- Coronation Street actress Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon
- Liberty X star Michelle Heaton and Łukasz Różycki
- Comedian Darren Harriott and Tippy Packard
- Former footballer John Fashanu and Alexandra Schauman
- The Wanted singer Siva Kaneswaran and Klabera Komini
- EastEnders star Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers
- RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne and Colin Grafton
- Hollyoaks actress Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty
- Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson and Olivia Smar
Love Island winner Ekin-Su is also taking part (ITV)In a first-look clip, Joey - who has been romantically linked to his skating partner Vanessa Baeur - crashes to the ice as he says in a voiceover, "I know now is my time - why do I sound so serious?"
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Who will you be rooting for this year?
Judges and Presenters
Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Ashley Banjo are returning as judges (ITV)The same lovely judges are returning to the panel this year.
Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Oti Mabuse will be watching the stars skate around the ring and give them their scores.
Before Oti joined the panel, John Barrowman was in the hot seat for one series.
Oti already feels at home in the series and recently revealed she gets comfortable the moment she sits down.
The dancing star also said she does not wear shoes while sat down on the panel, adding: “People see me walking and they see the shoes but as soon as we go to an ad break, I’m in my slippers."
Meanwhile, This Morning stars Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby return as hosts.
Schedule Shake-Up
Holly and Phillip are hosting (ITV)
The show was cut down by 30 minutes (ITV)Dancing On Ice is set for a major scheduling shake-up this year as the runtime of each live instalment will be cut by half an hour.
The announcement on social media read: “New Dancing on Ice returns to ITV & ITVX on Sunday 15th at 6:30pm.
“This year the series is reduced to 90 minutes per episode; so rather than 6 dances in 2 hours, we’ll now have 11 dances in just an hour and a half.”
In week one, Michelle Heaton, Joey Essex, Patsy Palmer and Nile Wilson will be competing for high scores.
Turkish delight Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran will also be dancing on the rink.
Fans will have to wait until week two to witness Darren Harriott, Mollie Gallagher, The Vivienne, John Fashanu, and Carley Stenson dance with their pro partners.
*Dancing on Ice starts Sunday at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.