THIS is why Holly Willoughby won’t watch Dancing On Ice routines… Even though she presents it!

Holly Willoughby

by Emma Dodds |
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Holly WilloughbyHolly Willoughby** has revealed that she can't watch most of Dancing On Ice - even though she presents the show**

Holly, 36, who presents Dancing On Ice alongside her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield, admitted on Loose Women earlier today that she closes her eyes most of the time.

Hang on a minute - aren't you meant to be presenting the thing?! Shouldn't you be watching it?!

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Dancing On Ice 2018 line-up (Closer) - slider, short

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Brooke Vincent

The first Dancing on Ice contestant has been confirmed and it's none other than Coronation Street star… Brooke Vincent! She revealed she's taking part because she "loves a challenge and ice-skating is an amazing skill".

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Cheryl Baker

TV presenter Cheryl Baker has CONFIRMED her place on the next series of Dancing On Ice!

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Kem Cetinay

Kem, 21, appeared on reality show Love Island earlier this year, and has already become a massive star thanks to his friendship with co-star Chris Hughes, who was embroiled in a heated argument with Katie Price.

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Candice Brown

Candice, who won The Great British Bake Off 2016, will appear as a contestant on the ice skating talent show.

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Max Evans

Max, along with Candice, was confirmed to appear on the show on Chris Evans' BBC Radio Two show.

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Jake Quickenden

Jake, who appeared on the singing show in both 2012 and 2014, was confirmed on Lorraine. He said: "I'm terrified. I had my first training session yesterday - I was freezing! Ice is cold!"

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Monty Panesar

Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live, Monty announced his signing to the show as the seventh celeb. leave the show

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Lemar Obika

Due to Monty's injury, Lemar has stepped in as a back-up to take part in Dancing On Ice 2018. He's been rehearsing in secret just in case anyone seriously injured themselves, and now he's stepped up to the plate.

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Alex Beresford

Alex confirmed his appearance after he presented a weather segment on Good Morning Britain.

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Donna Air

Donna, 38, who once dated James Middleton - brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, previously appeared on Splash!, a show fronted by Tom Daly which saw celebs learn how to dive.

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Perri Shakes-Drayton

Perri, 28, who competed as a sprinter in the 2012 London Olympics, confirmed her appearance in an interview on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

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Antony Cotton

Coronation Street fans, you're definitely going to enjoy the newest series of Dancing on Ice because the show is now home to TWO Weatherfield residents!

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Stephanie Waring

Stephanie, 39, confirmed that she was the last celebrity to sign up to the show which is due to air in January next year.

But it's actually because she's scared out of her wits watching the celebs on the ice.

Which is kind of fair enough - we're often watching it through our fingers at home!

She told the Loose Women panel: "There’s a lot of the show I don’t watch – I’ve got my eyes shut!"

Phil also confessed that celebs are told to pull their fingers in when they fall down on the ice.

Gulp.

WATCH: Holly and Phil open up about Dancing On Ice returning to TV

But Holly went on to say that she couldn't be happier that Dancing On Ice had come back, and said: "Do you know what? It’s really nice to be back it’s got that same feeling that it’s always had but it’s been given a boost."

She also spoke out about Torvill and Dean taking on their new roles as judges on the show as opposed to their previous postings as coaches.

She said: "They’ve got a different role and actually it’s really nice they had so much input before, but this time on the actual night you hear more from them."

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The Loose Women then asked Hol and Phil if they would ever be tempted to take to the ice, and Holly replied: "I’d love to learn to dance but I’d be too embarrassed to do it on the telly."

Phil seemed a bit more keen: "The thing was, they said at the end four years ago, they gave us training, and I thought, 'I actually look really good here'. I watched it back and oh my God I was going so slowly!"

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