Dancing on Ice 2023 is serving up sparkle and drama to brighten our winter nights (Picture: ITV)
Dancing on Ice is back, and the 15th series is already off to a flying start.
Week one saw Love Island star Ekin-Su almost melting the ice with her super-sexy routine to Britney Spears’ Toxic – not to mention her showstopping outfit – as the first half of the cast took to the rink. But she still landed herself in the skate-off after the public vote.
The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran ended up with concussion after a bang on the head during rehearsals. Meanwhile, Patsy Palmer and partner Matt Evers pulled off an upside-down sail to Ride On Time as fans marvelled that she’s 50.
Week two saw The Vivienne win rave reviews after channelling her inner Cher, while actress Carley Stenson nabbed one of the highest scores of the series so far as she made her skating debut.
But we also bid farewell to the first celebrity of the series – and it was former footballer John Fashanu whose time on the ice came to a premature end as he lost ouf to Ekin-Su in the skate-off.
The remaining 10 skaters will return to the rink on Sunday night- but what time should you tune in?
Here’s how to keep up with Dancing on Ice 2023 and what to expect…
When is Dancing on Ice on?
The next episode of Dancing on Ice 2023 airs at 6.25pm on Sunday, January 22.
The show will air live on ITV1.
But you will also be able to stream it live or catch up later through the ITVX player.
Last year, Dancing on Ice premiered around the same time (January 16) and finished on March 27, 2022 – so this year’s series could finish around the end of March again.
What are the routines on Dancing on Ice this week?
This week sees the show’s annual musicals special, with the remaining 10 couples taking to the ice to perform routines inspired by classic stage shows.
Here;s what you can look forward to seeing…
Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers
EastEnders star Patsy Palmer got off to a flying start in the first week of the contest – and will return on Sunday with a performance to Defying Gravity from Wicked.
Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon
Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon got off to a good start last weekend (Picture: PA)
Mollie and Sylvain will be following up last weekend’s debut with a performance to She Used To Be Mine, from the musical Waitress.
Darren Harriott and Tippy Packard
Comedian Darren Harriott, 34, got the party started on the ice last weekend after he and Tippy Packard performed to Pitbull’s Track Fireball.
Expect more fun antics this week as the pair skate to Fat Sam’s Grand Slam from Bugsy Malone.
Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Brendyn Hadfield
Ekin-Su will be hoping to avoid another skate-off (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
After narrowly missing out on elimination in last weekend’s skate-off, the former Love Island winner will be hoping to avoid the bottom two this weekend as she and Brendyn skate to Do-Re-Mi from The Sound Of Music – which will see her swapping her previous skimpy costume for a nun’s outfit.
The Vivienne and Colin Grafton
Drag star The Vivienne, 30 and skating partner Colin Grafton will follow up last week’s Cher tribute with a routine to Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from the musical Evita.
Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer
The TOWIE stalwart – who is fuelling a spot of romantic speculation after the comments he made about his pro partner Vanessa Bauer – will be recreating that Grease classic You’re The One That I Want on Sunday night.
Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty
Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty topped the leaderboard on last weekend’s show – and will be hoping for further success when they take on the title song from the musical Anything Goes.
Michelle Heaton and Lukasz Rozycki
Michelle Heaton will be taking us all to Chicago (Picture: PA)
Michelle and Lukasz are set to bring a little razzle-dazzle to the ice when they perform to All That Jazz from the musical Chicago.
Siva Kaneswaran and Klabera Komini
The Wanted star will be rocking out on the ice as he and pro partner Klabera take on We Will Rock You from the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart
Nile Wilson is taking on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as musicals week gets into gear (Picture: ITV)
Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson will make his second appearance on the show with a routine to a classic – he and pro partner Olivia Smart will skate to the title song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
What to expect from the new series: from the judges panel to running time change
All four judges from last year are in the hot seats. Skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have been on the show since the inception, and they are once again joined by Ashley Banjo.
The Diversity dancer has been on the show since 2018.
The judging panel is completed by Oti Mabuse, who joined in 2021.
The fab four are back for more (Picture: Matt Frost/ITV/Shutterstock)
The run time of the episodes this series is different.
A statement on social media announcing the series read: ‘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.’
The full line up of celebs and their professional partners this year include:
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Brendyn Hatfield
Siva Kaneswaran and Klabera Komini
Michelle Heaton and Łukasz Różycki
Darren Harriott and Tippy Packard
Mollie Gallagher and Sylvain Longchambon
Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer
Carley Stenson and Mark Hanretty
The Vivienne and Colin Grafton
Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart
John Fashanu and Alexandra Schauman
Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers
Who won Dancing on Ice 2022?
Regan Gascoigne and his professional skating partner Karina Manta were crowned champions of Dancing on Ice last year.
Struggling to hold back his tears as he lifted the trophy, Regan, son of football icon Paul Gascoigne, said: ‘I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible.’
In his original performance, Regan’s skate, which was inspired by the circus and Torvill and Dean’s Barnum performance from the World Championships in 1983, left judge Jayne Torvill in tears.
She told him: ‘It is great to see that again, it puts a smile on my face every time I watch it, I think it is the fact that I know how difficult some of those moves are.’
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