Which celebrities have been confirmed for the Dancing On Ice 2023 lineup so far?-Evelyn Richards-Entertainment – Metro

The first celebrity competing on the 15th series has been announced (Picture: ITV)

Get your skates on! ITV has started unveiling the celebrities competing on Dancing On Ice 2023.

Last year saw Regan Gascoigne and partner Karina Marta beat the likes of former Strictly pro Brendan Cole and singer Kimberly Wyatt to lift the coveted trophy.

Struggling to hold back his tears after landing a perfect score, Paul Gascoigne’s dancer son said: ‘I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible.’

But which famous faces will be swapping the red carpet for the iconic ice rink as they battle it out to impress the judges and viewers at home in series 17 of the skating show?

Only one celebrity has been revealed so far…

Patsy Palmer

The Soap legend was the first celebrity to be announced (Picture: Getty/ITV)

The first contestant was revealed during Monday’s episode of This Morning – and it is no other than soap legend Patsy Palmer.

Patsy, 50, is best known for playing Bianca Jackson in EastEnders, and Natasha in Grange Hill.

‘I can’t believe I’m the first one!’ the told presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as she appeared on a live link on ITV.

When asked why she was taking part, Patsy replied: ‘Well I didn’t obviously call them up and say, “Can I take part?”. Just out of all the things that came through at that time, this was the one that I had to really think about.

‘Obviously I wanted to challenge myself, get back to work, get out of my comfort zone.

‘I just thought, I’ll just go for it.’

The presenters teased the news earlier in the show with a mannequin in a red wig.

Another 11 contestants are expected to be revealed for the series.

Dancing On Ice returns to ITV in 2023.

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