Joey Essex signs up for Dancing on Ice 2023

Joey Essex has been unveiled as the seventh celebrity to sign up for the new series of Dancing on Ice. Big entrance: The former TOWIE star, 32, made an appearance on Friday's This Morning after the announcement was made Coming soon: Joining Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond in the studio, he said: 'I'm so excited. Hours earlier, RuPaul's Drag Race UK's The Vivienne became the sixth celebrity to sign up Talented: James Lee Williams, 29, is a drag artist from Liverpool best known as The Vivienne Victorious: The Vivienne, won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK which aired in 2019 The news was announced on Thursday's episode of Lorraine, with the 24-year-old actress sharing: 'I've been keeping it a secret but I can tell everyone now. Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson was the fourth celebrity confirmed to be taking part in the new series of Dancing on Ice, set to air on ITV in January 2023 Agility: Nile is the Rio 2016 Olympic high bar bronze medallist It comes after her boyfriend Davide, 27, claimed he turned down an offer to join the skating show because he didn't have the time to commit to it all. Skating: The Love Island winner, 28, will be joining the cast after but Davide claimed he turned down an offer to join Dancing On Ice because he didn't have the time to commit to the show The two-part series will follow the lovebirds as they head to Davide's hometown of Frosinone to meet his family, before heading off to Istanbul in Turkey for her boyfriend to meet her acting colleagues and family in Odemis.