When does Dancing on Ice 2023 start? How to watch and meet the contestants
Dancing on Ice will return to our screens this month with a series that promises “more glitz, glamour and show stopping performances”.
Eleven celebrities including reality TV stars Love Island winner Ekin-Su CülcüloÄlu and TOWIE star Joey Essex will compete for the trophy.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will host, while Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse will judge the contestants.
Here is everything you need to know about when Dancing on Ice 2023 will kick off, how you can watch it and who you’ll see skating this year.
When will Dancing on Ice 2023 start?
Dancing on Ice will return on Sunday, January 15. It will air from 6.30pm until 8pm on ITV1 and will be available to stream on ITVX.
Dancing on Ice 2023 contestants
Actress and DJ Patsy Palmer
Football legend John Fashanu
Love Island winner Ekin-Su CülcüloÄlu
Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson
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
The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran
Dancing on Ice 2023 professionals
Olivia Smart
Sylvain Longchambon
Vicky Ogden
Klabera Komini
Matt Evers
Alexandra Schauman
Åukasz Różycki
Mark Hanretty
Brendyn Hatfield
Vanessa Bauer
Tippy Packard
Colin Grafton
When Ekin-Su announced she would be taking part, she said: “I can’t wait to get myself on the ice and skate. Stay tuned, and see you on the ice.”
Meanwhile, Siva Kaneswaran told Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain: “I’m overall very excited, after this I’m going to do training and meet Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.”
Drag queen The Vivienne said: “A drag queen has never performed before so we’re not quite sure how it will work yet,” because drag is “very restrictive”, as reported by the Mirror.