Holly Willoughby will likely be again on tv subsequent month when she hosts the brand new collection of Dancing On Ice with Stephen Mulhern, ITV has stated.

Mulhern replaces Phillip Schofield, who has offered the ice skating competitors alongside Willoughby since 2006.

Schofield left ITV earlier this yr after admitting to an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a youthful male colleague on This Morning.

Willoughby, who first labored with Mulhern 20 years in the past, has been off air since she left This Morning in October following 14 years on the couch.

The pair appeared on Saturday morning youngsters's present Ministry Of Mayhem, later renamed Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown.

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Katie Rawcliffe, head of leisure commissioning at ITV, stated: "Holly and Stephen are two of our best loved presenters, so reuniting them 20 years after they first appeared on screen together to host Dancing On Ice marks the start of an exciting year for the show."

Mulhern briefly joined Willoughby on the programme in 2022, stepping in after Schofield examined constructive for COVID-19.

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Judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse can even return when the present begins in January.

Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton, Coronation Street actress Claire Sweeney, singer Hannah Spearritt, West End star Amber Davies and Olympian Greg Rutherford are among the many stars collaborating.

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TV persona Miles Nazaire, comic and author Lou Sanders, actor Ricky Norwood, radio presenter Adele Roberts, actor Ryan Thomas and Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi can even compete.

Former Gogglebox star Stephen Lustig-Webb was as a result of characteristic however was compelled to drag out after breaking his left ankle throughout ice skating coaching, with Olympian Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards taking his place.

Dancing On Ice returns to ITV in January.

Content Source: information.sky.com