DANCING ON ICE has undergone some major changes for 2024 but fans will be glad to know the judging panel is staying the same.
The ITV skating competition features a brand new host, a star-studded cast of celebrity contestants, and an impressive line-up of professionals joining the four judges for the new series.
The Dancing On Ice 2024 judging panel includes Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo.
The foursome are returning after also sitting on the panel for both the 2022 and 2023 series.
The public votes for their favourites on Dancing On Ice but judges still play an important role as they must critique and score the contestants after they perform their routines.
As in previous years, former British, European, Olympic, and World champions Torvill and Dean will alternate the role of Head Judge.
In the event of a tie, whoever is the Head Judge that week will have to decide which couple leaves the competition.
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Oti Mabuse is returning to Dancing On Ice as a judge for her third year on the panel.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star first joined the show in 2022.
Mabuse returns to Dancing On Ice just weeks after welcoming her first child with husband Marius Iepure at the end of 2023.
The TV favourite is best known for her many years as a professional dancer on Strictly.
Over the years, Mabuse was paired with stars like Danny Mac and Graeme Swann.
She won the BBC ballroom competition twice, once with Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and again with Bill Bailey in 2020.
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Choreographer and dancer Ashley Banjo has been a part of the Dancing On Ice Judging panel since 2018.
He first appeared on the show as a judge alongside Torvill, Dean and Jason Gardiner.
Banjo found fame back in 2009 when he won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent with his dance group Diversity.
The troupe beat Susan Boyle to the title and have since performed numerous successful tours.
Banjo shares two children, Rose and Micah, with his ex Francesca Abbott.
The former couple welcomed their daughter Rose in 2019 and their son Micah came the following year.
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Skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are back as judges for the 2024 series of Dancing On Ice.
The pair have been involved with the show since it began in 2006 but only became judges in 2018.
Prior to their roles as judges, Torvill and Dean acted as coaches for the celebrity cast and their professional partners.
Torvill and Dean are famous for their performance to Boléro at the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics.
There, the duo won gold and became the highest-scoring figure skaters of all time for a single programme.
Torvill lives with her husband Phil Christensen and their adopted children Kieran and Jessica.
Dean, meanwhile, has been married twice but has been in a long-term relationship with Karen Barber since 2011.
He has two sons, Jack and Sam, with his second wife Jill Trenary.
Dancing On Ice 2024 airs weekly on Sundays on ITV and ITVX.
The series, which is being hosted by Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby, is scheduled to kick off on January 14 at 6:30pm.
Episodes will be available for catch up on ITVX after they have aired.
