Holly Willoughby on her ice fears and why she won't commit to skating on telly

The Dancing On Ice big praises brave celebrities taking portion successful ITV series

Holly Willoughby has admitted that she’s petrified of crystal skating.

The Dancing On Ice big says she’s successful awe of the celebrities taking portion successful this bid - but says she has nary plans to get her skates on. “I’d similar to person a spell with immoderate lessons, but being spun astir and filmed connected TV is what I would find terrifying," Holly confessed.

"This is wherefore erstwhile anyone agrees to bash the show, I’m like, hats disconnected to you. I mightiness bash it if I’m lasting still, but I don’t privation to perpetrate to that due to the fact that earlier you cognize it, it’ll beryllium successful my contract! So I deliberation nary is the safest answer.”

Meanwhile co-host Stephen Mulhern is determined to get connected the crystal and is having lessons. "I americium practicing and it is hard!" helium said. "I truly privation aft the past bid I started taking lessons, but my legs are inactive aching, and I person lone done 2 lessons! If I tin get up to a modular wherever I tin basal up, you mightiness spot me. Otherwise, you're going to spot different Todd Carty moment! I really, truly privation to get connected the crystal - 1 100 percent... so, if I can, I will!"

Holly, who is besides presently fronting Netflix amusement Bear Hunt, opened up astir her unrecorded telly nerves, contempt moving connected the container for 25 years. “It’s bully to beryllium tense connected unrecorded TV, due to the fact that the infinitesimal that you’re not is erstwhile it volition travel circular to wound you connected the bum!” laughed Holly, 43.

This year’s DOI enactment up includes erstwhile footballer Anton Ferdinand, 39, EastEnders histrion Charlie Brooks, 43, and Traitors favourite Mollie Pearce, 23. Holly says she’s been impressed by 1 peculiar celeb. “I had nary thought that Michaela Strachan had a inheritance successful philharmonic theatre, and she’s incredible!" she said.

Stephen agrees: "I deliberation Michaela has a large chance. I besides didn't realise that Anton would beryllium that good."

Stephen says he’d emotion to get pals Ant and Dec connected the crystal - and spot them fall. “I would emotion them to stack it each week!” helium laughed. "Everybody ever says to me, would you ever spell connected I'm A Celebrity and I ever accidental nary due to the fact that I would ne'er past the eating trials. But I cognize if I did spell connected I’m A Celeb, they [Ant and Dec] would marque my beingness hell. So they would beryllium astatine the apical of my list."

Dancing On Ice continues Sunday astatine 6.25pm connected ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player

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