Dancing On Ice hopeful Sam Aston is put through his paces as he pauses to take a breather during his first day of training on the rink

Dancing On Ice star Sam Aston donned his skates and took to the rink for the very first time this week - and it looks like he's already being put through his paces. The English actor, 31, turned the training session into a family affair as he arrived at the Manchester Ice rink on Friday with his wife Briony Aston and their three children. Dancing On Ice star Sam Aston, 31, donned his skates and took to the rink for the very first time this week - and it looks like he's already being put through his paces The Coronation Street star was forced to stop and take a breather after taking to the rink for the first time ahead of the new series in January At one moment Sam appeared puffed out as he bent over with his hands on his knees in an attempt to take a quick break. The English actor, 31, turned the training session into a family affair as he arrived at the Manchester Ice rink on Friday with his wife Briony Aston and their three children Sam cut a casual figure in a black tracksuit consisting of a zip-up hoody and jogging bottoms as he took to the rink with one of the trainers He completed his look with a padded coat and a navy blue and white baseball cap However, during his training session, the Coronation Street star seemed to struggle with moving around on his skates At one moment Sam appeared puffed out as he bent over with his hands on his knees in an attempt to take a quick break The trainer then offered him a helping hand as she encouraged him to keep on going Despite the rocky start, Sam put his all into the training session and soon found himself gliding along without a helping hand He said: 'Coming into the show as a young child, you don't really think about doing I'm A Celeb or anything like that.