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Dancing On Ice 2018: Meet the professional dancers

The impressive line-up was announced on This Morning

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Hanna Fillingham
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Dancing On Ice is making a return to the TV screen in January 2018 - and we can't wait! After the impressive celebrity line-up was revealed this week - with stars including Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent and Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown among the participants - we can now tell you the full list of professional dancers who will be joining them on the ice.

Professional skaters returning include Sylvain Longchambon, who first appeared in the show back in 2011 alongside Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe. Sylvain later found love on the ice when partnered with Samia Ghadie in 2013. The Coronation Street actress later tied the knot in 2016, and welcomed son Yves in 2015.

Other returning skaters are Daniel Whiston, Matt Evers and Brianne Decourt, while new skaters include Brianne Decoult, Brandee Malto and Melody Le Moal. Take a look through the entire list here...

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Professional ice skater Daniel Whiston is back for his tenth series of Dancing On Ice, having competed in all previous shows. Daniel is certainly a pro when it comes to winning, having come first place in the first series when partnered with Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye, the fifth series with former Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon, and the eighth series with Olympic gymnast, Beth Tweddle.

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Matej Silecky, a professional figure skater, is set to compete in Dancing On Ice 2018. Alongside skating, Matej also works as a digital artist, with examples of his impressive work displayed on his Instagram account.

After appearing on This Morning on Thursday with his fellow skaters, Matej took to social media to share his excitement. He write: "So excited and happy to be with these awesome people for the revamp of @itv 's @dancingonice. Be ready for some insanity cause this cast is amazing. Big thanks to Holly and Phillip and the crew for having all us on @thismorning today."

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Matt Evers, the 41-year-old American pair skater, is returning to Dancing On Ice once again - having competed in all nine series. Matt has enjoyed a number of successful triumphs in previous series, winning in first place with Suzanne Shaw in 2008, and making it to the top three a number of time.

Previous dance partners also included Bonnie Langford, Heather Mills and Lisa Scott-Lee. In the tenth series, Matt is set to partner up with Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown

Matt is set to partner up with Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown. 

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Hamish Gamen has been confirmed as one of the twelve professional ice skaters to take part in Dancing On Ice 2018. Hamish - a former Team GB & British pairs champion - is also a figure skating coach, and currently resides in Wimbledon, South-West London. 

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Sylvain Longchambon has been confirmed as one of the twelve professional ice skaters to take part in 2018's Dancing On Ice, returning to the rink once again to participate in the tenth series. The show, which will air in January, will see legendary skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean sit on the judging panel, alongside Diversity's Ashley Banjo and Jason Gardiner.

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Lloyd Jones is a Welsh-French figure skater, and has represented both France and England in championships. Lloyd has been confirmed for 2018's Dancing On Ice, where he will compete with celebrity partner Donna Air. The TV star and girlfriend of the Duchess of Cambridge's younger brother James Middleton, said that signing up for the hit ITV show was: Absolutely terrifying!"

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Ale Izquierdo, a 28-year-old professional skater from Mexico, has been partnered with Max Evans. The pair will be competing in the Dancing On Ice 2018 competition alongside other professional skaters and celebrities - including Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent and Donna Air

Max, whose brother Thom Evans competed in the 2014 series of Strictly, also featured on the Chris Evans Show. He said of taking part: "I haven't done any skating since I was a kid and this is completely different having to skate on live television," he admitted. "I've had two training sessions which have hurt my feet a lot. We've all had a dance, which is familiar territory, but skating is so not…"

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Brandee Malto has been confirmed as one of the twelve professional ice skaters to be participating in Dancing On Ice next year. The 30-year-old has been partnered up with Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton - who plays Sean Tully on the ITV soap.

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Canadian-born Brianne Declourt is making a return to Dancing On Ice, having previously participated in the show with partners including Gareth Gates, Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson, and Coronation Street's Sam Attwar - where they came first place back in 2011. Away from the rink, Brianne is a doting mum to daughter Gracie, who she welcomed in November 2016. 

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Megan Marschall, 25, is a professional ice skater from the USA, and took to Instagram earlier in the week to announce the exciting news of her participation in January's Dancing On Ice competition. She wrote: "So excited to finally be able to announce that the rumors are true! I can’t wait to get started with my celebrity on @dancingonice #secretsout #dancingonice #london #unitedkinngdom #iceskater #newjob #soexcited."

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Melody Le Moal is a 30-year-old professional skater from France. Over on her Twitter account, Melody describes herself as a "Fire artist, aerialist, skater and stunt girl," with recent photos showcasing her impressive - and very brave - talents . Melody will be seen on our screens in January 2018 - with the news of her participation on Dancing On Ice revealed on This Morning.

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Vanessa Bauer, 21, from Germany, has been signed up for Dancing On Ice 2018, joining her fellow competitors on This Morning to reveal the exciting news. The professional ice skater and dancing took to Instagram this week to announce her participation in the hit show, writing: "Super super excited to finally be able to confirm all the rumors of me being in UK’s Dancing on Ice ???."

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