Dancing on Ice series 17

The seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice is set to begin airing on ITV in January 2025.^[1][2] During the finale of the sixteenth series, it was announced that Dancing on Ice had been renewed for another series.^[3][4] The series will once again be filmed in the purpose-built studio at Bovingdon Airfield, which was set up for the tenth series.^[5][6]

Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby are expected to return as the hosts.^[7][8] Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse will return to the judging panel.^[9][10]

On 29 October 2024, ITV announced the line-up of professional skaters for the seventeeth series.^[11] The returning skaters from the previous series were Andy Buchanan, Annette Dytrt, Brendyn Hatfield, Colin Grafton, Mark Hanretty, Sylvain Longchambon, Tippy Packard, Vanessa Bauer, Vanessa James and Vicky Ogden. Following the announcement, Hanretty and Hatfield confirmed it would be their final series as professionals.^[12] The professional skaters who did not return for this series were reigning champion Amani Fancy, who left to focus on other projects, as well as Robin Johnstone and Simon Proulx-Sénécal. They were replaced by Eric Radford and Molly Lanaghan respectively.^[13][14]

On 30 September 2024, Ferne McCann was announced as the first celebrity to be participating in the series.^[15] Mollie Pearce, Steve Redgrave and Sam Aston were subsequently confirmed later that day respectively.^[16] More celebrities continued to be revealed throughout the following days before the line-up was concluded a week later.^[17] The pairings began being revealed on 30 October 2024, before concluding a week later on 6 November 2024.^[18]

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