Dancing On Ice: Season 8, Episode 1

8 - 1: Week 1

Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley present the celebrity ice-dancing contest as a new batch of famous faces hope to make the transition from novice skaters to semi-professional performers with the help of coaches Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Those battling for viewers votes this year are former Baywatch bombshell Pamela Anderson comedian Joe Pasquale TV presenters Anthea Turner and Keith Chegwin Coronation Street s Samia Ghadie Maria Connor The X Factor s Shayne Ward ex-Towie star Lauren Goodger Olympians Luke Campbell and Beth Tweddle actor Matt Lapinskas rugby star Gareth Thomas and Labour peer Oona King. Tonight the new-look judging panel featuring the return of Jason Gardiner assesses the skills of the first group of contenders.