Fourth Dancing On Ice pairing revealed as BBC star lands pro skater who’s made the final three times

THE 4th Dancing On Ice pairing was revealed arsenic a BBC prima teamed up with a pro skater who had made the last 3 times.

Michaela Strachan, 58, is swapping the large outdoors for the crystal rink to instrumentality portion successful Dancing On Ice.

The TV presenter took to Instagram to denote her pairing for the breathtaking play ahead.

Michaela initially joked that she would beryllium dancing with Sir Steve Redgrave earlier revealing that her spouse would beryllium pro dancer Mark Hanretty.

She shared a postulation of pictures connected Instagram, starting with 1 connected the crystal with Steve, accompanied by substance that read: "So who did I get arsenic my Dancing On Ice Pro? Sir Steve Redgrave?

"Noooo, Swipe right."

The 2nd representation showed her connected the crystal with Mark, featuring substance that read: "The utterly fabulous Mark Hanretty."

The 3rd representation was a cheerful selfie of the brace grinning from receptor to ear, with substance that read: "This is going to beryllium a 'really wild' adventure."

Michaela captioned the Instagram post: "If my 1st grooming league with him is thing to spell by, this is going to beryllium a amusive and fab travel & I americium truthful acceptable for the ride. Or should that beryllium slide!"

A supportive and excited Mark commented: "I can’t vie with legendary Steve’s resume. But I bash cognize a happening oregon 2 astir skating and can’t hold to stock this ace amusive acquisition connected the crystal with you!

"Here’s to the champion of representation making amusive implicit the adjacent fewer months!"

Mark antecedently reached the last of Dancing connected Ice with partners including broadcaster Adele Roberts, Pussycat Dolls prima Kimberly Wyatt and and Paralympian Libby Clegg.

Several fans took to the comments to stock their excitement with 1 writing: "You deed the jackpot!!!"

Another added: "Amazing! Cant hold to see."

And a 3rd penned: "Congratulations and truthful blessed for you both. You’re successful precise harmless hands."

Another pairing that has been announced is Chris Taylor and Vanessa Bauer.

The caller bid of the ITV skating amusement volition footwear disconnected successful January with a big of celebrated faces.

Back successful October 2024, it was announced that Michaela would beryllium taking portion in Dancing On Ice 2025.

She said: “I was considered for the amusement 14 years agone - I’ve been considered for it doubly - but this twelvemonth they’ve asked maine to bash it, and I said yes.”

Before her galore roles connected nationalist television, Michaela performed successful theatre.

She launched her TV vocation successful the 80s, and has remained successful the spotlight ever since.

These days Michaela is champion known for being 1 of the hosts of BBC shows Springwatch

and Winterwatch.

She presents the amusement alongside Chris Packham, her erstwhile Really Wild Show co-star.

They besides hosted Autumnwatch until 2023, earlier the much-loved BBC amusement was axed.