Dancing on Ice confirms Holly Willoughby will return alongside new co-host
ITV has confirmed that Holly Willoughby will return as co-host of Dancing on Ice.
The star, whose future seemed uncertain after she stepped away from This Morning this year, will be joined as presenter by Stephen Mulhern, who replaces Phillip Schofield following the latter's resignation from ITV.
“Holly and Stephen are two of our best loved presenters, so reuniting them twenty years after they first appeared on screen together to host Dancing on Ice marks the start of an exciting year for the show," ITV's head of entertainment commissioning Katie Rawcliffe said in a statement.
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Mulhern previously confirmed that he was in talks to join the show, having guest-hosted during the COVID-19 pandemic, while also hosting spin-off Dancing on Ice Defrosted in the show's early days.
"We are talking about it, but I promise you now that nothing is confirmed but if it happens, it will be absolutely amazing," he told MailOnlinein October. "If it doesn't, look, it doesn't."
As well as Holly and Stephen, regular judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse will also be back.
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The 2024 celebrity line-up has already been confirmed, with Olympic champion Greg Rutherford, Love Island's Amber Davies, EastEnders' Ricky Norwood, Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas, Brookside's Claire Sweeney, boxer Ricky Hatton, Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire, Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi, radio presenter Adele Roberts, Taskmaster's Lou Sanders and S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearritt all competing.
Olympic ski jumper Eddie Edwards is also taking part, replacing original star Stephen Lustig-Webb after the Gogglebox star was forced to withdraw due to an injury in training.
As for the professionals, Vanessa Bauer, Colin Grafton, Mark Hanretty, Brendyn Hatfield, Sylvain Longchambon, Tippy Packard, Andy Buchanan and Robin Johnstone will all be back, while newcomers Amani Fancy, Vanessa James, Annette Dytrt and Simon Sénécal join the cast.
Dancing on Ice airs on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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