Dancing on Ice professionals 2018: Who are the professional skaters?
DANCING ON ICE 2018 will be making a return to ITV this weekend after four years off the screen. The celebrity contestants have now been announced but who are the professional skaters?
The ITV show is set to air in January and the first celebrity taking part was revealed to be Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent, who was announced back in October.
Since then the entire line-up has been announced. It will feature TV host Cheryl Baker, Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown, X Factor and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star Jake Quickenden, Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford, along with seven other big names.
A total of 12 stars will be taking part in the show as it makes its highly-anticipated comeback with This Morning hosting duo Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby back on presenting duties.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will be serving as head judges on Dancing on Ice with Jason Gardiner resuming his seat on the panel.
New judge and Diversity star Ashley Banjo will be joining the show to offer up his critique to the celebrity skaters.
The full Dancing on Ice professionals line-up has now been revealed on This Morning and will see a mixture of new and veteran skaters gearing up for the show.
Who are the Dancing on Ice 2018 professionals?
Melody Le Moal
The 30-year-old skater from France is woman of many talents that include serving as a stunt woman, an aerial artist and fire performer. She has not yet been partnered with anyone this year and is a newcomer to the ITV series.
Brandee Malto
The 37-year-old American has previously performed at Sea World, and judging from her Twitter profile she appears to be a fan of Stranger Things and The Walking Dead.
She will be skating with Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, who’s better known as Rovers Return stalwart Sean Tully.
Ale Izquierdo
The 28-year-old figure skater and model from Mexico is a newcomer hitting the ice with rugby player Max Evans.
Her Instagram features a shot with veteran Dancing on Ice star Brianne Delcourt, who she will be reunited with on the show.
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Megan Marschall
The 25-year-old American is new to the show and is another skater without a partner at the moment but she has showed off some impressive moves on Instagram.
Brianne Delcourt
The 36-year-old from Canada is no stranger to Dancing On Ice, however her celebrity partner remains something of a mystery.
She previously won Dancing on Ice back in 2011 with ex-Eastenders actor Sam Attawater and was a finalist three times on the programme, suggesting that she’s definitely one to watch.
Vanessa Bauer
The 21-year-old from Germany is brand new to the series and her famous partner has not yet been named.
Her previous work has included skating on an ice rink on cruise ship HMS Harmony Of The Seas.
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Sylvain Longchambon
The 37-year-old French skater is making a comeback to the ITV show, however his partner is yet to be named.
He is married to Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon whom he met when they were paired together for Dancing On Ice in 2013.
Hamish Gaman
The 34-year-old British skater is new to the series and had not yet been linked to any of the celebrities.
He is a former member of Team GB and a figure skating coach.
Matt Evers
The 41-year-old American will be skating with Great British Bake Off 2016 winner Candice Brown.
He appeared in all nine of series of Dancing on Ice to date, coming in third place three times but winning the competition in 2008 with Suzanne Shaw.
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Lloyd Jones
The 29-year-old from Wales has been paired with singer Donna Air and is new to the show. He is an Olympian and also works a personal trainer.
Dan Whiston
The 41-year-old British skater and is the fourth and final returning Dance on Ice professional, who’s previously won the contest three times.
While he hasn’t been paired with a star just yet, he is one to watch in the competition.
Matej Silecky
The 23-year-old American will be joining the show fresh and hasn’t got a partner at the moment.
He describes himself as a digital artist as well as a figure skater.
Dancing on Ice will air on ITV at 6pm on Sunday January 7 2018.