 Longstanding skater Matt Evers has also returned alongside other favourites including Alexandra Schauman and husband Łukasz Różycki, Mark Hanretty, Brendyn Hatfield, Vanessa Bauer, Tippy Packard and Colin Grafton. Whilst celebrity couples have not yet been announced, the famous faces taking to the ice include actress and DJ Patsy Palmer, football legend John Fashanu, Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 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 and The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran. Sylvain Longchambon was last on the series in 2019 (Image: ITV) Speaking in an interview at the NTAs, Siva said that he has been finding training "fun". He added: ""[The hardest part is] just trying to stay up! I'm falling down all the time and trying to remember the moves. But overall it's fun. It is fun. "I've never skated before, but I feel like I could go a long way. I feel confident." Celebrities have been sharing their behind the scenes as they get out on the ice to train. S){kind=link}
Dancing On Ice’s full line up of skating professionals for next year’s series has been confirmed by ITV
Dancing On Ice has confirmed their professional line up, with ITV bosses bringing a new skater into the mix to join the eleven other skating professionals.
Whilst the celebrity couples have not been confirmed, viewers can expect to see eleven familiar faces take to the ice as well as one new skater when the series airs later this year and into 2023.
World-class ice dancer Olivia Smart has joined the team from the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she competed for Spain.
Other skating professionals on the ITV show include returning favourites such as Sylvain Longchambon, Vicky Ogden and Klabera Komini. Sylvain last skated on the show in 2019 and Vicky and Klabera both last featured on the 2021 series.