Dancing On Ice is back! Time to get your skates on #1

[TheSassyAssassin]

So the Strictly glitter has settled for another year but to fill the void we have the new series of DOI starting this Sunday at 6pm on ITV1.

Our presenters will be Phil & Holly and our judges are Jason Gardiner (he's the Craig!), Torvill and Dean, and Ashley Banjo (from Diversity).

There are 12 brave stars taking to the ice this year. ’Coronation Street’ actors Anthony Cotton and Brooke Vincent lead the way, alongside ‘Hollyoaks’ star Stephanie Waring, Good Morning Britain’s weather presenter Alex Beresford, Love Islander Kem Cetinay, former ‘Great British Bake Off’ champ Candice Brown, singer Lemar, rugby player Max Evans, former ‘X Factor’ contestant Jake Quickenden, Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton, presenter Donna Air and Bucks Fizz member Cheryl Baker.

There has already been injury - Lemar has replaced cricketer Monty Panesar who literally crashed out with a broken ankle...ouch!

So come and join us...there will be dancing , there will be ice and there will be thread mascots

Just seen on twitter that the commentator has 'quit' due to his 'busy schedule'

As reported by Hogtini yesterday upthread. If you Google it's all confirmed on there now with details of new commentator....

Missed your birthday ppeat...hope you had a lovely one.

(A good time to remind you that mine is later this month and I shall no longer be on a par with Debbeh. WHAT????)

I'll sign in tonight for more slippery fun (!?) and hopefully the powers that be will have realised it is a bunch of shite and will have made some radical changes.

How are the Mascots? Are they thinking of changing their allegiance to another show yet?

There'll be a dance/skate off tonight won't there.

Wonder who'll be doing the commentary so.

I'm not as excited as I was last week but I'll give it a go and hope for the best, it might have settled down a bit more.

Thanks Fuzzy I'm a bit meh today after a late meal out last night (i'm not used to all the celebrating!)

Will do the same as last week due to rubbish timing for me, although actually turns out better being able to fast forward 2 HOURS of waffle and cringey chats backstage, only watching the 10 minutes (if that!) of skating.

Cute Puffin says hello to everyone.

Hello! Praying to the skating overloads that tonight show is better think have more chance of marrying Harry!

Puffin looks a bit hungover!!!

Waves hello!!!
I'm watching to see if CB can stay on her feet!!
I love puffins too!!!!

Puffin may have popped back to schaden's for "lunch". And we know what that means, don't we?

I really want someone to fall on their arse tonight. Not hurt, just comedy value.

Holly...PUT YOUR TITS AWAY.

Jason's body language (hands in pockets) is saying "I am only here because they pay me shedloads"

Fuzzy

Well...am NOT on edge of my seat tonight...but...ice arse action would fun!

Woooh hello sassy

Hello lovely

BV is so annoying!!!!
My puffins!!!!

This one (whoever she is) is a bit rubbish....she's not let go of him yet.

Oops....costume malfunction!

84 nice puffins!!!!

Well she spent most of that routine off the ice..... Commentator is better!!!

sassy that was the most exciting bit of that routine.
Why have Ashley and Jason swapped seats?

"lift and plonk"...there's a phrase I like Ashley!

It all seems to be glowing a bit better tonight, the judges and the commentator are miles better. Wish they could do something about the sound though, it's so echoey it's distracting

I'm waving hello at you all! Tonight I can proudly offer Wotsits and Ritz crackers (only got Cheddar I'm afraid...). I am fifteen minutes behind though, since my shower overran! Watching the start now.