Dancing On Ice viewers saw a change to the show this weekend.
18.01.2022 - 18:00 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The "greatest show on ice" is back and viewers were eagerly awaiting their first look at the 2022 stars on the ice.
Dancing On Ice returned to screens on Sunday night as six of the 12 celebrities took to the ice for their first performance.
Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor, Happy Mondays' Bez, former Strictly Come Dancing pro Brendan Cole, ITV Lorraine's showbiz reporter Ria Hebden, Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, and Olympian Kye Whyte all made their debut's with the ice skating partners last night.
They performed in front of a live audience for the first time in two years and Dancing On Ice's line-up of expert judges - Olympic ice dancing champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Diversity's Ashley Banjo, and Strictly professional dancer Oti Mabuse, who is the newest addition to the panel.
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Brendan was the first celebrity to take to the ice, scoring 30.5 with the "best first dance" the series has seen with skating partner Vanessa Bauer.
He was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Kimberley who scored 30 in her first routine on Dancing On Ice, performing to Pink’s What About Us with partner Mark Hanretty.
While Bez, who is partnered with reigning skating champion Angela Egan, put on a show as he descended into the rink on a pair of giant maracas before performing with dancing watermelons.
He scored 12.5 for his performance, putting him at the bottom of the leaderboard.
But it was Ria, 39, who has found herself in the dreaded skate-off.
She performed to Harry Styles’ Treat People With Kindness with skater Lukasz Rozycki, scoring 24.5.
Oti told the TV presenter that she had an "infectious energy" while Jayne
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