The Olympic gymnast will be taking part in his first televised contest since retiring in 2021.
Nile's upcoming challenge has been highly anticipated following his announcement in 2021 that he would retire from gymnastics due to injuries he sustained. Prior to this, he had already established himself as a world medallist after being part of the successful silver medal-winning British team at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship - the world's first men's team medal in British gymnastics history. Absolutely buzzing to be on the show. Nile, who is partnered with Olivia Smart, also told the Evening Standard that he will be used to the pressure and judging from the competition due to his experience in Gymnastics, stating: "I won't feel disheartened or upset, it's going to be completely normal for me." Among those taking part in the ITV show competition is former gymnast Nile Wilson. Announcing his par tin the show on social media, Dancing On Ice's official account wrote: "Olympic Gymnast @NileMW is ready to take on his next challenge: the ice!"
He is one of eleven celebrities set to lace up their skates every Sunday night in the ITV skating show.
Away from The Wanted, Siva actually started his career at the age of 16 modelling. The Wanted then released a new version of the song, titled 'Gold Forever (For Tom)' in tribute with all proceeds of the single sales being donated to The Brain Tumour Charity. The band then went on a UK arena tour, titled Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits Tour, before Tom tragically lost his life earlier in 2022. The Wanted split in 2014, however, in 2021, the band reunited after Tom was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The 34-year-old is best known for being a fifth of The Wanted. The hit ITV skating show has returned for another series with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield back as hosts.
Boyband member Siva will be taking his performing skills to the ice in the 2023 series of Dancing on Ice on ITV1.
Siva and Jay won the show and in 2019 Siva released his first solo single Breath In. He began his career modelling and starred in the Alongside fellow band members Max George, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes and Tom Parker Siva and The Wanted had a lot of success. Starring in the line-up is Siva Kaneswaran who is best known for being a member of the boyband The Wanted. In March 2022 band member Tom passed away from an inoperable brain tumour. They had a top UK single with their songs All Time Low and Glad You Came and Heart Vacancy, Lose My Mind, Gold Forever, and Lightning all became top 20 singles.
The Wanted star Siva Kaneswaran is among the stars taking part in Dancing on Ice 2023. Here's what you need to know.
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The programme seems to be permanently circling the drain, waiting for an ITV bigwig to lose patience and pull the flush handle.
A lack of eccentric characters in the line-up meant it was lamentably low on laughs. One of the more ghoulish reasons to watch is the possibility of pratfalls. Figure-skating might be a dangerous discipline but compared to Channel 4 skiing bloodbath The Jump - axed after filling Alpine hospitals with crocked C-listers - the mild peril of Dancing On Ice seems positively Health & Safety-compliant. Heaton was harshly marked and finished bottom of the standings but happily won enough public backing to survive. Among the few things Dancing On Ice had going for it was the popularity of presenting duo Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, a pairing beloved from daytime stalwart This Morning. We’ll have to wait until next Sunday for the delights of former footballer and Gladiators host John Fashanu - although he did pop up in the audience and gamely give us an “Awooga!”.
Fellow Irish The Wanted bandmate McGuiness, who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, taught Kaneswaran some dance moves. Professional skater Klabera Komini with ...
I think the boys got rhythm, but he needs a rehearsal.” The 34-year-old said: “I banged the back of my head. In the rehearsal video before the performances, McGuiness, 32, said during the programme: “I don’t think on stage (Siva) was known for his dancing.
The six celebrities were judged by Olympian skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Diversity dance troupe founder Ashley Banjo and former Strictly Come ...
She finished the high-energy routine with a lift and received at total score of 19 points. Former EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer, 50, scored 21 points for her performance, while The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran, 34, was given a total score of 24. This Morning’s Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby are hosting the reality show again. He had the highest total score of the night – 29.5. He scored 27, and the judges gave him widespread praise. Another five celebrities will brave the ice next Sunday.
Love Island star Ekin-Su is one of the first skaters to face the dreaded skate off in the 2023 series of ITV1's Dancing on Ice.
[Love Island ](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/love-island)winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has become the first of two celebrities on the latest series to face the dreaded skate-off after receiving the fewest public votes. After the performances, the celebrity who receives the least public votes will join Ekin-Su in the skate-off and will have to perform their routine again to stay in the show. You can read more about Ekin-Su Ekin-Su herself looked very disappointed to be heading into the skate off. It is fine, just gotta keep going." [here.](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-2023-ekin-su-25972322) [Dancing on Ice's Nile Wilson stuns judges as viewers predict he's going straight to the final](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ices-nile-wilson-stuns-25984525) [Dancing On Ice accidents that make ITV series one of the most dangerous TV shows ever](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-accidents-make-itv-25472820) [ITV Dancing on Ice 2023: Ekin-Su “home with a fever” before first live show](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/itv-dancing-ice-2023-ekin-25962639) [ITV Dancing on Ice's Siva posts about being 'lonely' in training and away from home](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dancing-ices-siva-posts-being-25945604) [ITV Dancing on Ice's Siva Kaneswaran was a 'mess' when The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker died and praises widow](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/itv-dancing-ices-siva-kaneswaran-25909464) [ITV](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/itv)1 and you can read the full Dancing on Ice line-up [here](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-2023-line-up-25171315). I am just sad. [Viewers were not impressed that Ekin-Su was voted to be in the dance-off.](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-viewers-blast-disgrace-25984568) [Ekin-Su dubbed an 'icon' with Love Island throwback after one of Dancing on Ice's 'sexiest performances'](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/ekin-su-dubbed-icon-love-25984470) [Dancing on Ice ](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/dancing-on-ice)has kicked off, with six celebrities taking to the ice in the first week of the show.
The Love Island winner and her skating partner Brendyn Hatfield ended up in the skate off following the public vote despite not being in the bottom two.
@brummie1984 also said: "It was dire this is a family show, there was absolutely no skating, just a lot of cavorting and pouting, then she plays the I've been unwell sympathy card." You can watch at 6:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX. On the other hand @SpencerSCarter said: "Right choice IMO. However it was Liberty X singer [Michelle Heaton](https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/dancing-ice-2023-you-need-25798458) and her partner Łukasz Różycki who were propping up the leaderboard with a score of 19. @LORRAIN25481106 also added: "Over-marked. Saying that, I couldn’t have even got on the ice so fair play." @edwards_kirsty added: "Not the right act to face the skate off but that's just my opinion." @LindaGeorgiou added: "Different crowd than Love Island, we want more skating, less posing." She will now face one of the remaining five celebrities in the skate off next weekend. @NatCaves also added: "WRONG CHOICE! Six celebrities took to the ice for the first time with the remaining five set to perform this Sunday. The pair skated to Britney Spears' song Toxic scoring 21.5 from the judges.
The first six famous contestants made their debut on the ice in the season 15 premiere and with the episode ending in a public vote, we already know which of ...
[subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article). Joey kicked off the evening with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, skating to Robbie Williams's cover of Mack the Knife and receiving a score of 27 from the judges. [Entertainment](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/) coverage or visit our [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) and [Streaming Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/streaming-guide/) for more to watch. [Mollie Gallagher](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/coronation-street-mollie-gallagher-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/) or Drag Race's [The Vivienne](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/dancing-on-ice-vivienne-drag-exclusive-newsupdate/). For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the [Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/) [terms and conditions](https://www.immediate.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/) and [privacy policy](https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/). [Siva Kaneswaran](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/siva-kaneswaran-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/), Liberty X's [Michelle Heaton](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/michelle-heaton-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/), reality star [Joey Essex](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/joey-essex-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/), Olympic gymnast [Nile Wilson](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/nile-wilson-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/) and Love Island winner [Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/ekin-su-culculoglu-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/) and former EastEnders star [Patsy Palmer](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/patsy-palmer-dancing-on-ice-2023-contestant/) take to the ice to perform their first numbers of the season. [Dancing on Ice](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/dancing-on-ice-season-15-air-date/) returned to our screens last night, with the [2023 line-up](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/dancing-on-ice-2023-line-up/) of skating celebrities taking to the rink on live TV. [Subscribe to Radio Times magazine and get 12 issues for £1](https://www.radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription/?utm_term=evergreen-article) As for the tops and bottoms, Nile Wilson soared past his competitors with an impressive score of 29.5 for his routine to Harry Styles hit Sign of the Times.
Dancing on Ice will be back on ITV for its 15th series with eleven new famous faces hoping to impress.
The pair fought off stiff competition from former Strictly pro Brendan Cole and singer Kimberly Wyatt to lift the trophy. Dancing on Ice will kick off on Sunday, January 15, at 6.30pm on ITV where the first six celebrities will perform for the judges and those watching at home. This year the series is reduced to 90 minutes per episode; so rather than 6 dances in 2 hours, we’ll now have 11 dances in just an hour and a half." And this year, the series has been cut to nine weeks and each show is being reduced to 90 minutes per episode. The announcement on social media read: "New Dancing on Ice returns to ITV & ITVX on Sunday 15th at 6:30pm. The following week, the next six stars will take to the ice and the first elimination will take place.
The former star of The Only Way is Essex joins a whole host of other celebrities on ITV's Dancing On Ice.
He appears alongside a whole host of other celebrities - read [here ](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-2023-start-date-25899353)for the full line up. I did The Jump... [ITV Dancing on Ice's Christopher Dean is injured days before the series premiere](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/itv-dancing-ices-christopher-dean-25960352) [Dancing On Ice 2023 first looks sees Joey Essex ask for skater's number](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-2023-first-looks-25950135) [Dancing On Ice 2023: Carley Stenson's sweet message to actor](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-on-ice-carley-husband-25949787) [husband and 'perfect' wedding day](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-on-ice-carley-husband-25949787) [ITV Dancing on Ice's Siva posts about being 'lonely' in training and away from home](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/dancing-ices-siva-posts-being-25945604) [Dancing On Ice: ITV1 confirms celebrities skating in week one](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/dancing-ice-itv1-confirms-celebrities-25935237) Speaking to Following their initial split, they reconciled in 2012 before getting engaged a year later in March 2013. I don't know how I won that. and Channel 4’s The Jump. Over the years, Joey’s dating life has also been the subject of media attention. He was even spotted kissing Love Island’s Maura Higgins last year. Get Me Out of Here! This wasn’t to last and following a string of arguments, the couple split ‘for good’ in June of the same year. Ever since he first appeared on our screens as Chloe Sims’ cousin in the second series of The Only Way is Essex, viewers fell in love with Joey Essex.
Former TOWIE star Joey Essex is among the celebrities taking to the rink for Dancing on Ice 2023.
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DANCING On Ice 2023 has only aired one episode and fans are already convinced they know who's going to lift the trophy.The ice-skating competition lau.
"Ok, Nile is officially my winner. Nile" Potential winner!"