DANCING On Ice sent home another fan favourite in a drama-filled episode, keeping fans of the show on the edge of their seats.
On the evening of Sunday, February 16, 2025, a shock elimination followed a tense dance-off between Charlie Brooks and Anton Ferdinand.
Who left Dancing On Ice 2025?
Charlie Brooks became the fifth celebrity to be given the boot from Dancing On Ice 2025.
She failed to win over the judges after being sent into the dance-off against former footballer Anton Ferdinand.
After they repeated their routines, it was down to the judging panel – Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo – to decide who should be sent packing.
Ashley, Oti and Jayne opted to eliminate Charlie, which meant no vote from Chris was required.
As head judge for the week, Chris would have had to make the deciding vote — even though this wasn’t necessary, he said he would have voted to axe Charlie as well.
Talking to the ITV programme’s hosts after her exit alongside pro partner Eric Radford, Charlie revealed that she had begun to feel “out of her depth” as she confessed that she was the “right person” to go home.
Despite being the fifth to exit, the show saw one celeb dropping out of the competition even before it started.
After fracturing her ankle, Dame Sarah Storey had to withdraw, meaning there were only 11 competitors this year.
Since then two more have had to withdraw due to injuries.
Here are all of the contestants who have left the show so far:
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Chelsee Healey is an English actress known for portraying Janeece Bryant in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road.
She’s also starred as Honey Wright in the BBC medical drama series Casualty, and Goldie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
The soap star said she had the “best time” on the ice skating competition show.
The Casualty star praised her professional skater partner Andy Buchanan and said she “couldn’t have done it without him”.
She added: “I feel, personally, there’s been a lot going on with me that I’ve been struggling with, so I couldn’t completely focus.
“I’m just really grateful, I’ve had the best time.”
After all the celebs had their first skate, it was revealed that Chelsee Healey and Josh Jones were in the bottom two.
But, in a twist to the show format, the skate-off was ditched and the skater with the lowest combined public vote and judges’ scores was eliminated.
Sadly after all the votes were counted it was revealed that Chelsee would be the first to leave.
The Waterloo Road actress said: “I feel, personally, there’s been a lot going on with me that I’ve been struggling with, so I couldn’t completely focus.
“I’m just really grateful, I’ve had the best time.”
Josh Jones – left due to injury
Joshua “Josh” Jones is a stand-up comedian.
He began his career working men’s clubs, and went on to front his own comedy tours, including Waste of Space and Gobsmacked.
Before joining DOI, Josh made appearances on TV shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and its spin-off 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as Dating No Filter and CelebAbility.
Josh skated with Tippy Packard, who rejoined the show after withdrawing from the competition in 2024 due to injury.
However, her competition was cut short once again after Josh had to exit the show due to injury.
Ferne McCann
The second star to be axed from the ITV show was former Towie star Ferne McCann.
Ferne landed in the bottom two with EastEnders star Charlie Brooks.
She left after receiving the fewest votes in the episode that aired on January 26, 2025.
Despite leaving the show Ferne is still a household name after she joined the cast of Towie in 2013.
Since leaving Towie in 2016, she has appeared on a host of reality shows including ITV’s This Morning and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
Sir Steve Redgrave
Retired rower Sir Steve Redgrave revealed he had signed up for Dancing On Ice saying he was the “oldest and heaviest” on the show.
The well-decorated former Olympian won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 2000.
Talking to This Morning before joining the competition Steve said: “It’s like going back to being an athlete again, I’ve been competing for most of my life.
“To call yourself a skater you’ve got to be able to do crossovers, I’ve done a little bit of skating I did some short track skating ten years ago and that was one thing I never managed to do.
“I could get around the rink alright and in relatively good speed but I couldn’t call myself a skater.
“I suppose that’s the challenge to me, I’m starting from a very low level, probably lower than everybody else due to my age, I don’t bounce as much as I used to!”
Sir Steve’s professional skating partner was Vicky Ogden.
After performing to Bon Jovi‘s It’s My Life, Steve was at the bottom of the leaderboard, with the public vote not enough to save him.
The star revealed he was “glad” to be axed after being riddled with guilt that better skaters had been knocked out.
He said: “I was absolutely delighted when the public voted to keep me in after show one and show two.
“But seeing Chelsee [Healey] and Ferne [McCann] being knocked out… the guilt on Sunday nights and Mondays was immense.
“I’d be thinking, ‘Yes, the public have kept me in. But they’ve kept the worst skater in!'”
Chris Taylor
Christopher “Chris” Taylor featured on the fifth series of Love Island and again in the spin-off Love Island All-Stars in 2024.
Since first finding fame in 2019, Chris has appeared on Dinner Date, Celebs Go Dating, and MTV’s Living The Dream.
Before joining DOI, Chris admitted: “I’m somewhere between absolutely terrified and very excited and I keep flitting between the two quite aggressively throughout the day.
“I can skate but my dad got the snake hips, unfortunately, I didn’t inherit that genetically from him.
He continued: “I’ve had very little success with the dating shows I’ve been involved with recently so I just thought you know what, let’s try something that is the polar opposite of dating to see if I can have some success with that.
“It appears to be more dangerous than dating but who knows, I could be good at it if I put my mind to it.”
Chris skated with Vanessa Bauer, who won the show with Jake Quickenden in 2018.
However, in February 2025, it was revealed that Vanessa had to quit the series due to injury.
Taking to Instagram to share a video announcing the sad news, Vanessa said: ”I’m here today with rather upsetting news. I am unfortunately not going to be able to continue on Dancing on Ice with Chris.
“That’s really upsetting for me. I have trained Chris since October last year and it is always such an amazing achievement for myself to see someone else progress so much in a skill they’ve never done before.
“So it’s been really rewarding for me to watch this whole journey for Chris [and] the way he’s got better week since October and also since the live shows started.
She then explained what had happened and how she had to prioritise her health.
Too much pain
Vanessa said: “I unfortunately had a little accident backstage last week on Dancing on Ice just before the live show on Sunday.
“And I didn’t realise how bad it was then, but we did an MRI and it turned out that I have a completely torn ligament, grade three sprain injury and a major grade two sprain injury.
“I shouldn’t be skating on an injury like that and so I’m taking all of the advice from the medical professionals here, I am in very good hands.”
Vanessa revealed she needs to have rehab for her injury before adding: “My pain threshold, I don’t trust it, I have been skating this whole week with a lot of pain but I just didn’t realise that it was such a significant injury so I didn’t voice my pain.
“It just goes to show that you should listen to your body and try to tune into your body a lot.
“I don’t want this injury that is already bad to get even worse and so the one sensible decision is to step away, do rehab, focus on my health – I guess mental health as well – because it’s really bad that I have to leave.”
Following the news, the Love Island star was paired up with Robin Johnstone.
However their partnership was short-lived after Chris found himself in the first skate-off of the series on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
He faced former footie star Anton before the judges made their final decision.
Ashley chose to save Anton and Annette Dytrt, with Oti Mabuse agreeing.
Judge Chris also saved Anton and Annette, sending the former Love Islander packing.
After the shock elimination, Chris told host Holly Willoughby: “To be honest, I shouldn’t have feng-shui’d my caravan today!”
Charlie Brooks
Actress Charlene “Charlie” Brooks plays Janine Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
She has also performed in British television shows The Bill, Wired, and Bleak House.
Speaking on Loose Women, Charlie said: “All I want to do is enjoy it and try not to break my leg.
“I’m looking forward to getting a nice strong fit body and the glitz and glamour of it all.
“I’m more low-key these days so to have an excuse to dress up and dance whilst my family comes down and watch will be fun.
“I’m really looking forward to those elements of it.”
She added: “If I can learn to do a little twizzle on the ice I’ll be very pleased.”
Charlie was skating with newcomer Eric Radford, who won Olympic gold for Canada in 2018.
After her elimination in the second skate-off of the competition, Charlie revealed that she had begun to feel “out of her depth”.
Which celebrities are left in the Dancing On Ice 2025 lineup?
Mollie Pearce
Mollie Pearce is a model who came to prominence as a contestant on the second series of The Traitors in 2024
Mollie lost out on the huge cash prize after traitor Harry Clark convinced her he was a faithful.
Now she’s hoping to win Dancing On Ice with her skating partner Colin Grafton.
Mollie told Lorraine Kelly that the friends she made from The Traitors will be cheering her on.
She said: “My mum is going to be there every week without fail and I think my Traitors family will also be supporting from the sidelines.
“Jasmine, Diane, Zack, and Ross will definitely be cheering me on from the front row for sure.”
Sam Aston
Sam Aston is well-known for playing the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since he was just ten years old.
Talking to This Morning, Sam said: “I’m nervous but excited to get going.
“It will be to be nice for the public to see me for me rather than Chesney.
“I’ve been in Corrie a long time so everyone is used to that whereas this is something out of the ordinary for me and a massive show so everyone is excited for me.
Sam says his son would love to join him: “My son is four and really excited about it, I think he wants to come on board and be my dancing partner!”
Sam is skating with Molly Lanaghan.
Anton Ferdinand
Footballer Anton Ferdinand is the younger brother of former Manchester United star Rio.
He was a product of the West Ham United academy who went on to play for their senior team, as well as Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland and Reading.
Talking to talkSPORT Radio, Anton said: “I decided to sign up for the show because it’s a challenge first and foremost.
“I’m in a new phase of my life since retiring from football and the one of the things I’ve missed about playing is the structure it gives you.
The father of two continued: “I’m also doing it for my daughter because she loves dance and performing arts.
“My son always had my football to shout about so this will give my daughter and me something to share.”
Anton is partnered with German skater Annette Dytrt.
Dan Edgar
Daniel “Dan” Michael Edgar is an English television personality.
Fans will recognise Dan for his appearance as on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex since 2015.
The Towie star told Heart Radio: “I like to think I can ice skate a little bit but I’m a terrible dancer so that bit is going to need some work.”
“Joey Essex is a very good friend of mine who has previously done the show and he’s given me a bit of advice.
“Hopefully, he will be able to come down and support me, I know Diags and Lockie will be there for sure.”
He confessed: “I don’t know about the Towie girls as I think I may have burnt my bridges with them!”
Dan is skating with Vanessa James.
Michaela Strachan
Michaela Strachan has been hosting wildlife show Springwatch since 2011.
After beginning her career in theatre, she ventured into presenting to front the children’s television shows Wide Awake Club and Wacaday.
Michaela told Lorraine: “It’s going to be a big challenge. The last time I was on ice was four years ago when I took the kids.
“I’m not one of those people who holds onto the sides, I guess because I was trained as a dancer I’ve got a bit of balance.
“I’ve always been one of those people who says yes, I’ll do that.
“I don’t think I’ll view the other celebrities as competitors as I’m one of those people who competes against themself.”
Michaela is skating with Mark Hanretty.
Mark has placed third on the show three times, but has never won.
Who won Dancing On Ice 2024?
Ryan Thomas and his professional ice skater Amani Fancy were crowned the winners of Dancing On Ice 2024 on Sunday, March 10, 2024, after impressing the judges week-on-week.
Ryan and Amani were battling against Miles Nazaire and Vanessa Bauer, and Adele Roberts and Mark Hanretty, who were eliminated first.
Ryan skated to the song Believer by Imagine Dragons and were awarded a perfect 40 score by the judges.
Speaking after his win, Ryan said: “I’m speechless. I just can’t… I’m so happy for Amani, because she’s put so much work into this.”
He also dedicated his trophy to Greg Rutherford, who was forced to pull out of the final due to an injury, by saying: “This one’s for you!”.
Who are the judges for Dancing On Ice 2025?
The judging panel is staying the same for the 17th season in 2025.
Diversity dancer, Ashley Banjo, who joined the show when it returned after a four year break in 2018, is back.
Strictly Come Dancing professional, Oti Mabuse, also returns after joining the lineup in 2022.
Olympic skating champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, are back as head judges for the eighth year running.
When is Dancing On Ice on TV?
Dancing On Ice airs on ITV1 and ITVX on Sundays at 6.30pm.
The series began on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Past episodes are available for catch-up on ITVX.
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