Legendary Olympian signs up for Dancing On Ice and full 2025 line-up revealed

DANCING On Ice has revealed the full line-up ahead of its return to ITV in January.

The Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern fronted show will feature a string of soap stars and a Paralympian in the 2025 cast.

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Dame Sarah Story was the final celebrity announced and spoke out on ITV's Lorraine today.

The British cyclist and swimmer, who won a raft of medals at the Tokyo games in 2016, said: "I'm excited to learn a new skill and have the opportunity to put myself out there and learn a new sport."

Dame Sarah will join famous faces including EastEnders legend Charlie Brooks, Corrie favourite Sam Aston and Sir Steve Redgrave on the ice on Sunday nights next year.

HOLLYOAKS STAR

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Chelsee Healey, 36, is also a contestant on the current series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins but is now set to swap her camping boots for a pair of ice skates after joining ITV's prime-time winter hit.

It comes after she recently took time away from her role as Goldie McQueen in Hollyoaks to give birth to her second daughter Cooki.

The Manchester actress is no stranger to talent shows having already appeared on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2011.

LOVE ISLAND SIGNING

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Also appearing on Heart Radio today to confirm his place on the show was Love Island legend Chris Taylor who admitted he is "terrified" of the rink.

The 34-year-old added: "I'm somewhere between absolutely terrified and excited, flitting between the two quite aggressively as well."

The star shot to fame when he entered the Love Island villa in 2019 and later dated his co-star Maura Higgins.

Chris returned to the villa this year in All Stars and then bagged a presenting gig on the show's podcast.

The bachelor was most recently on TV in Celebs Go Dating.

SECOND TOWIE STAR SIGNS

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The Sun previously revealed Towie hunk Dan Edgar, 34, had signed up alongside his former co-star Ferne McCann and today, Dan discussed his new gig on the radio.

He told Heart Radio's Ashley Roberts: "You see I like to think I'm a good skater, but I'm a terrible dancer."

Dan has been at the centre of Towie's biggest love triangle in recent years after joining the hit ITVbe show in 2015.

SPRINGWATCH LEGEND

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An excited Michaela Strachan appeared on ITV's Lorraine today to reveal she's signed up.

Michaela is best known as one of the presenters of beloved BBC show Springwatch.

The 58-year-old, who now lives in Cape Town with her partner Nick Chevallier, admitted she was looking forward to relocating to the UK as it means she'll be close to her son Ollie who is studying at Loughborough University.

She added: "It's going to be a big challenge. I have no idea whether I'm going to be good, average or totally rubbish!"

Michaela hosted kids' wildlife programme The Really Wild Show from 1993 to 2006.