ITV Dancing On Ice's Charlie Brooks supported as she issues 'tough' announcement

Dancing On Ice star Charlie Brooks was supported as she shared how she's bounced back from a tough week. The former EastEnders actor has donned her skates for the latest season of the show.

The 43-year-old is partnered with Eric Radford on the ITV show. The two have progressed into the fourth week after their Ghost-inspired skate on Movie Night.

Charlie and Eric scored 27 points on the leaderboard and are a hit with fans as they were voted through into the fifth week of the contest. Charlie, who is renowned for her role as Janine Butcher, is preparing for another busy week on the ITV show.

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The actor regularly keeps fans updated with her life on Instagram and has taken to the social media platform to reveal she has enjoyed a bit of retail therapy after a "tough week." She shared snaps of herself wearing a new outfit with her 304,000 followers.

She said: "It’s versatile. Wasn’t sure at first. But think I like. Had bit of a tough week. Perception is everything. Sometimes banging out some nice clothes can help you shift. And beautiful chats with wise and wonderful women."

Charlie has recently went public with her new boyfriend, James Fuller, who hailed his partner in the comments. James said: "You are inspiring to so many @charlie_brooks_xx as a style icon and a strong role model. Not a bad skater either! Proud of you. Keep it in the day."

Other fans took to the comments to hail Charlie after the update. Mercedes said: "Looking amazing as always." Maxine posted: "Looking so beautiful Charlie."

Ahead of competing on the show, Charlie said she was nervous about taking on the Dancing On Ice challenge. She said: "I'm very nervous but keen to get going. We've got a lift in there which, when I first saw it, I was like, 'There is no way that's gonna happen', but we're now doing it which is surprising and brilliant.

"It's a fast, really fun song, and we're straight out of the gate with high energy. There's every chance I could fall over although I don't do any of the toe pick things generally in the routine so hopefully it'll be alright."

Charlie explained how her journey so far had been special as she discovered new things about herself. She said: "The lessons that I'm learning on the ice, I swear to God, there are parallels that I'm having in my own life. To surrender to the ice, not being resistant, lean into Eric, trust him, don't put blocks up.

Charlie explained how her journey so far had been special as she discovered new things about herself. She said: "The lessons that I'm learning on the ice, I swear to God, there are parallels that I'm having in my own life. To surrender to the ice, not being resistant, lean into Eric, trust him, don't put blocks up."