Dancing On Ice have announced two special guests for this weekend
They will be great!
Last updated 2nd Feb 2018
As the competition is hotting up on this year's Dancing On Ice, ITV have now announced some special guests for this weekend's show.
Less than a week before the Winter Olympics are due to start in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, Team GB hopefuls Nick Buckland and Penny Coomes will be performing on the show!
Nick and Penny will be performing their world class routines for the show's audience, including judges and Olympic Champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Speaking about this week's special guests the show's Creative Director Katie Rawcliffe said, "We are so excited and privileged to be sending off Nick and Penny from team GB to the Winter Olympics this weekend on Dancing On Ice. Having watched rehearsals they are simply stunning, maybe they will follow in the footsteps of Torvill and Dean."
Meanwhile, in other Dancing On Ice news, Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton had a nasty fall earlier this week, which resulted in him being taken to hospital. It later emerged that he had fractured a number of ribs, however the actor is still hoping to compete this weekend. He said on Twitter he had never phoned in sick and he wasn't about to now.
Since posting on Twitter a number of celebrities replied to his tweet wishing him a speedy recovery, including recently eliminated Dancing On Ice contestant Perri Shakes-Drayton who said, 'Sorry to hear Ant. You fighter'.
The official British Soap Award Twitter account also commented saying, 'Good luck for Sunday Antony...you are a trouper...we won’t say break a leg though!'
In a statement released by ITV, Antony explained what happened, "On Wednesday, Brandee and I were training for this week's show when we lost our balance and both fell backwards onto the ice. Luckily, Brandee was uninjured but I was taken to hospital where I discovered I had fractured a couple of ribs, front and back."
He continued, "I'd like to thank the staff at Silver Blades ice rink in Widnes, the doctor and nurse at The Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle, and Brandee, who never left my side throughout. But the show must go on and as such, we are going to do our best to continue in the Dancing on Ice competition this Sunday. Hopefully the painkillers and sequins will see us through."
This Sunday Antony and Brandee are due to perform to Gloria Gaynor's 'I Am What I Am', the other songs for this weekend have also been revealed and you see them below.
Donna Air and Mark Hanretty
Donna and Mark will be skating to Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez
The current series of Dancing On Ice is the first after a four-year break, however ITV have now confirmed it will be returning for another series next year, after the current series' viewing figures have exceeded their expectations.
Dancing On Ice continues on Sunday at 6pm on ITV.
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