Liberty Poole announced for Dancing On Ice
Love Island's Liberty Poole has been announced as part of the lineup for the new season of Dancing On Ice.
She delighted her 1.5 million followers with the news on Instagram today.
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Liberty wrote, 'I’m going to be learning to dance… on ice! Wish me luck!'
'So excited to join the show that I’ve loved watching for year’s @dancingonice @itv,' she concluded her caption.
Her celebrity pals and fans alike have taken to the comments section to congratulate her.
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Love Island winter series contestant Shaughna Phillips wrote, 'Oh my Jesus yasssssssss!!!!!!!!!'
'I cannot wait to watch you my ice queen!'
While her villa bestie Kaz Kamwi wrote, 'CAN’T WAIT!! YOU’RE GOING TO SMASH IT BABY!'
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Mary Bedford commented, 'ayyyy how exciting,' and Demi Jones said, 'Omg what!!! So exciting!!'
While her Love Island co-star Faye Winter wrote, 'We all be voting girl! You’ll do amazing!'
And Lucinda Strafford said, 'YAY!!!! So proud'
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Other contestants
Among the other contestants confirmed this week is Paralympic Medallist Stef Reid.
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Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor will also take to the ice skating rink.
She shared the news on Instagram: 'Well the cats officially out of the bag…..'
'I’m going to be doing @dancingonice and I could not be more excited'
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Happy Mondays star Bez has also been added to the lineup.
He told This Morning's Phillip and Holly, 'At the moment it’s more like Bambi on Ice, not Dancing On Ice.'
'How I got picked I don’t know because I was absolutely awful at the audition but they must have seen some potential in me!'
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Rugby star Ben Foden has also joined the lineup for the new season.
As quoted by Express, he said of the announcement, 'I like the idea of learning a new sport and a new skill.'
'I’m quite competitive as well so I like the challenge of competing against others doing something that I’m not necessarily good at!'
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Dancer and son of legendary footballer Paul Gascoigne, Regan Gascoigne has also joined the lineup.
He said, 'Obviously I dance and love dancing but it’s the skill of this.'
'I’ve always wanted to do it. Always! Ever since I was a kid!'
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More contestants are expected to be announced over the coming days.