We've got to hand it to Dan Edgar - breaking out of TOWIE for the first time and taking part in Dancing on Ice was not on our 2025 bingo card.
Celebrity Big Brother, following in the footsteps of Lauren Goodger and Dan Osborne (who infamously appeared with Gabby Allen)? Sure.
Celebs Go Dating? 100%.
But Dancing On Ice? A show in which Dan will have to dance, ON ICE. We did not see that coming. But gone are the days when appearing in a celebrity competition is seen as sort of...desperate to stay relevant and / or 'they must have had a massive tax bill'. Now, getting the call up for Strictly Come Dancing or I'm a Celebrity...get Me Out of Here! is kinda cool.
We caught up with Dan on the ice to find out what his TOWIE cast mates think of him following in the skates of his pal Joey Essex, plus former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd, and it turns out they may not think he's quite so cool.
'The boys are quite excited about seeing me do it,' he told us. 'Although I'm not sure if they're more excited about seeing me in stupid outfits or watching me skate.'
Excuse us, silly outfits? Dan is looking hot Hot HOT in low cut vests and sparkly trousers. They're just jealous.
But while Dan told us 'the boys' will be down to see him skating live on a Sunday evening, we noticed a great big gap in that statement. THE GIRLS.
Dan had quite a fall out with former pals Chloe Meadowsand Courtney Green following his split from Amber Turner and subsequent relationship with Ella Rae Wise in 2024. Chloe in particularwas heavily critical of Dan's new beau.
Speaking of the new couple, she told Amber, 'They're quite touchy-feely with each other. They're kind of all over each other more than I expected.
'So at the end of the night, I said to Dan...because you know [Ella] does all this like slut dropping? I don't know, something just came over me and I was with Dan and I just said to Dan, "Is that a bit of you, yeah?" And he was like, "What?" And I was like, "You know the slut dropping, the bra out." What I know of Dan, that's not Dan. But, maybe it is now.'
So, while we're pretty sure some of the TOWIE ladies won't be in the front row when Dan hits the ice, one lady most certainy will be.
When we asked if Ella will be watching Dan perform, he said, 'She might come down to a couple of them', and it was adorable.
No, you've got a new crush.
Dancing on Ice starts on Sunday 12 December at 6:30pm on ITV.
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Georgina Terry is digital editor of Closer and has been working at the title since 2018. She has watched TOWIE since episode one and her biggest TOWIE crush (until now) is Kirk Norcross or perhaps Ricky Rayment. Bring them both back, please.