Scots Dancing on Ice queen Angela Egan reckons skating partner Bez will surprise everyone

Dancing On Ice fans were delighted as The Happy Mondays dancer Bez swapped his maracas for ice skates for his second side-splitting performance on the ITV show.

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner and other MPs will join striking bus drivers this week as passengers are warned all buses from First’s Oldham depot will again be cancelled on days of action.

It’s the most exciting time of the year for the Dancing On Ice team, as a new series gets underway and fans get their annual fix of scary stunts, sparkly costumes and a fair share of falls. But there’ll be a sadness for many of the show’s stalwarts right now, following the shock news that former pro skater Sean Rice's death at the age of just 49. When OK! caught up with former show professionals Yebin Mok and Dr Tom Naylor, to celebrate the birth of their second child, Lilia Song-i Naylor, a little sister for the couple’s five-year-old son Theo, the couple talked about the "massive shock" of Sean's death.

ITV classic Dancing on Ice. The 14th series of the hit skating competition already has fans wondering which celeb will go all the way and win this year. Once each couple has performed their routine, judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo marked all the celebs out of 10.

Dancing On Ice fans were baffled to see Bez in the audience of Sunday night's show after the star announced last week that he had coronavirus.

Dancing on Ice partner Rachel Stevens. She jokingly said fans had "convinced" her he will cheat as she asked fans not to vote for him on Sunday in a sarcastic post on Instagram.

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ITV Dancing On Ice star Rachel Stevens has been forced to pull out of Sunday's show.

Shaun Ryder and Alison Hammond had a "clash" backstage of the Dancing On Ice set, it has been reported.

The last photo of former Dancing on Ice professional skater Sean Rice has been revealed to be a selfie with his wife, Jodeyne Higgins, and daughter, Signey. In the sweet snap Sean, Jodeyne and Signey are cuddled up together in front of a lit up Christmas tree as the trio beamed at the camera. Jodeyne edited a festive frame around the picture that read: "Peace joy love, Jodeyne, Signey, Sean".

Former Dancing on Ice skater Sean Rice passed away aged 49 on Friday 14 January, just days before the 2022 season of the hit ITV returned to our screens. Sean is survived by his wife and fellow professional skater, Jodeyne Higgins, whom he shares daughter Signey with. Confirming the tragic news of his death, a spokesperson for Dancing On Ice said: "We are all deeply saddened to hear this news.

Dancing on Ice had tried to tempt Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor onto the rink for years, and finally the ITV show succeeded.

Dancing On Ice swished and swirled back on to screens on Sunday evening, in an incredible 2022 debut that saw Bez, Brendan Cole, Sally Dynevor, Ria Hebden, Kye Whyte and Kimberly Wyatt as the first celebs to take to the ice.The show, hosted by This Morning duo Holly Willoughby, 40, and Phillip Schofield, 59, sees a star-studded lineup skate on the ITV show, after months of training. On the launch night on Sunday 16 January, it was Strictly's Brendan who topped the leaderboard with 30.5 out of 40 points, but it was a different story for TV presenter Ria Hebden and partner Łukasz Różycki, who landed in the skate off. And, after a packed show that saw glamorous outfits, routines that packed a punch and Bez making history in a watermelon crash helmet, Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston weighs in on the first performances in his OK! column.

Bez has tested positive for COVID after making his debut appearance on Dancing On Ice on Sunday (January 16).The Happy Mondays member took to the rink in episode one of the ITV show’s 14th series, which saw him skate to his band’s classic single ‘Step On’ alongside professional partner Angela Egan.Yesterday (January 17) Bez – real name Mark Berry – confirmed to the Daily Star that he’s since “had a positive test”.“I’m gutted because I’m going to be missing training but I’m looking forward to skating on the show again for week three,” he said, “and I’ll be tuning at home and cheering on my mates who are skating this weekend.”In a statement, an ITV spokesperson said: “We have stringent protocols in place to ensure the health and safety of all our contributors and staff which are routinely monitored and updated to reflect the current guidelines.”Bez was hospitalised with COVID in 2020, a full week before it was announced as a pandemic. Last summer he explained that he “seriously thought [he] was going to die” as a result of the virus, saying he “couldn’t breathe”.The Dancing On Ice judging panel scored Bez and Egan 12.5 points out of a possible 40, though the pair’s performance was a hit with viewers.Bez wore full protective gear, including a helmet designed to look like a melon – a nod to the iconic ‘Step On’ line “You’re twistin’ my melon, man”.A pair of giant maracas were displayed at the back of the ice rink, while dancers dressed as slices of watermelon joined the pair later in the performance.