Strictly is my favourite but I'm very much looking forward to this starting

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!


They've given lovely Daniel that Iceland harridan.

If there wasn't money changed hands for that piece of PR rescue work I'll eat my hat...

Looks like a lot of new pros - or I have just forgotten their names?

LOL it'll be nice to see Daniel without having the usual Emmerdale actress for a change.


I've always liked KK. I spoke to Jennifer yesterday on Twitter, she has a lot of potential and looks confident on the ice.


This Johnson guy, I hope he doesn't last to the end just because of the reason he's a soldier and deserves all our respect etc, if he manages to do what is required of him successfully and gets support that way then great ooh I feel harsh now.

So you know the twist, but who will be first up to face the public and fight it out for a place on Dancing on Ice?

Luckily the wait is over (for you and our startled stars!) and we can reveal that the celebrities taking part in the first skate off are Johnson Beharry, Steven Arnold, Vanilla Ice, Jeff Brazier, Kerry Katona, Nadia Swahala, Angela Rippon and Laura Hamilton.

Will Brazier breeze it, or will Vanilla live up to his namesake and own the Ice? Perhaps it'll be Kerry that captivates you, or will it be Angela that awes the audience?

Alas, only six of these celebs will be going through to the competition. And remember - it will be you choosing who goes through, and not our Ice Panel, so don’t forget to tune in on Sunday to watch their performances and cast your vote!

Next week will see the remaining eight celebrities step up as they too skate for your votes and for a crucial place in the game.

Who’ll make it to face the Judges in the competition?

Watch this space and let the skating begin!

Only 3 judges this year ,only one of the judges has a skating background.

Found this on the website.
You won't see Karen sitting on the judges' panel this year...

Why, you cry! Well, in a cunning new twist, Karen's set to take on the role of Head Coach. Not only will she be working even more closely with the celeb skaters, she'll get the chance to give the judges a piece of her mind in the live shows each week.

As we saw/may have seen in the Morecambe & Wise show, Angela Rippon can dance, so there's a good chance that she'll successfully translate it to the ice and go into the 'REAL' competition.

Darlo, I don't think you're being unduly harsh. It is well known that many of us dislike to see someone progress through a competition, often at the expense of others, on a sympathy vote.

That's not fair, we're being asked to eliminate two from eight on each of the first two weeks, instead of 2 from 16 and then 2 from 14! What if the first eight turn out to be better than ALL of the second eight?
We potentially could have lost two of the better skaters before it's properly started.

Thanks erin, had to read that twice to get it, doesnt seem fair, plus people will vote for their favourite before we get a real chance to see if they can skate or not. Looking forward to it anyway

Cannot wait for this new series of DOI
Not a bad bunch of zelebs this year....at least I actually know who most of them are which makes a change.

there seems to be a new host of 'professional' skaters as well where's Pavel and Melanie 

Try the DOI quiz
http://dancingonice.itv.com/2011/quiz

I did the quiz. Only one I got wrong was the 'oldest person' question. I didn't read the question properly.

I got two wrong , I did the same with the oldest question ,answered too quickly.

Love DOI and SCD, two of my fave reality shows  From Cosmo's pic I recognise 5 of them, so I'm getting better at knowing who is who in the "celeb" world does this start tomorrow, the 9th? I don't buy anything that has tv progs listed

Yes Yellow Rose, it starts today (the 9th) at 6.30.

Kerry's song

I want Kerry and Elin out first.Then the contestants that are there for the right reasons stay.
I dont give a.... that Elin is dating Andre (Peter that is)
Kerry enough, go away,Stay clean enjoy your kids.

I cant wait I would imagine KK will be quite good on the ice but hope she is first out too