Dame Sarah Storey is the final celebrity confirmed for Dancing on Ice 2025
Dame Sarah Storey has been revealed as the final celebrity for 'Dancing On Ice' 2025.
The 46-year-old cyclist and swimmer - who is the most decorated British Paralympian of all time with 30 medals to her name - will be taking to the rink on the next series of ITV's skating competition when it returns to screens early next year.
Speaking on ITV's 'Lorraine', she said: "Being able to do something different during the first winter after a games is a really healthy thing to do. It gives you headspace, it keeps you fit and healthy. It's 20 years since I did any cross training thought it was about time that I extended my skill base."
Sarah - who was born with a disability that affected the development of her left hand - is "not an expert" in skating but is looking forward to learning a new skill before the sport makes it back into the mainstream as part of the Winter Olympics in 2026.
She said: "I've never danced and skated. I've skated at birthday parties as a child, and I've proved I can go from one side of the rink to the other without falling over but I'm not an expert by any stretch. I've never been twirled, I can't go backwards, yet!
"Learning a new skill, having a new opportunity to put yourself out there again, but also in a sport, because this is a sport that we will see at the Winter Olympics in less than 18 months' time this is the opportunity to learn that sport. Everything can follow along with us in a very short space of time."
The sports star has completed the lineup for the upcoming edition of the competition series, and will join footballer Anton Ferdinand, former 'EastEnders' actress Charlie Brooks, and Chelsee Healey - who is known for her roles in 'Waterloo Road' and 'Hollyoaks' - in the rink.
Other stars to have signed up for the series include 'TOWIE' legends Ferne McCann and Dan Edgar, as well as former 'Love Island' contestant Chris Taylor, comedian Josh Jones, and 'Springwatch' presenter Michaela Strachan.
Actor Sam Aston - who has played Chesney Brown on 'Coronation Street' for more than 20 years - will also be competing, alongside 'The Traitors' star Mollie Pearce and Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave.