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Brendan Cole confirmed to appear on next series of Dancing On Ice

Four years after he departed from Strictly Come Dancing

Author: Georgie HollandPublished 6th Oct 2021
Last updated 6th Oct 2021

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has been confirmed to appear on the next series of Dancing On Ice, swapping his dancing shoes for a pair of skates (but, of course, just as much glitz and glam).

The professional dancer has been signed up to compete on the famous ice rink, appearing in front of the Dancing On Ice judges in the new series, which is set to be with us in the new year.

Appearing on Loose Women today (6th October), Brendan said: "I'm so, so excited. It’s been a while coming now. I’ve known I’d be doing the show for quite some time and I want to get started, I’m so excited to be on the show."

Speaking about his experience on the ice, the dancer said: "I’ve had one go. I’m a fairly confident person and I like to think I’m going to be good at what I put my hand to or my feet to!"

He then continued: "You can expect to be a bit wobbly on ice but I was hoping I was going to be better than I was. I’ve got time to learn. I’m just going to embrace the whole experience and I’m very excited to get started."

The 45-year-old's appearance on the show will mark four years since he dazzled us all on Strictly as a pro dancer. He took part in the show for the first 15 seasons - between the years of 2004 and 2017 - dancing with huge names such as Kelly Brook, Lisa Snowdon and Charlotte Hawkins.

Since departing from Strictly, Brendan appeared in theatre productions. Speaking on Loose Women about getting back to business, he said: "To be off the stage for such a long time now. I think March last year I finished my theatre production and all the lockdowns happened.

"To be back on a big stage - and this is a very big, very cold stage - I cannot tell you how excited I am. It means a lot to us in the entertainment industry to have these opportunities and I’m going to take it with both skates!"

Traditionally, Dancing On Ice begins in January, with a source telling the Daily Mail that Brendan is very much in it to win it! The source said: "Brendan is extremely competitive. He wants to go all the way and win Dancing On Ice.

"Dancing is his profession so he already has a lifetime of experience but he's a novice when it comes to performing on an ice rink."

Brendan will be joining the previously announced cast including Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor, Happy Mondays dancer Bez, Paraympian Stef Reid, Love Island’s Liberty Poole, rugby star Ben Foden, Paul Gascoigne’s son Regan Gascoigne and pop star Rachel Stevens.