| Series Number: | 15 | ||||||||
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| Network: | ITV | ||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
The fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice debuted on ITV on 15 January 2023.[1] [2] [3] During the finale of the fourteenth series, it was announced that Dancing on Ice had been renewed for another series.[4] [5] The series was once again filmed in the purpose-built studio at Bovingdon Airfield.[6] [7] Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts. Ashley Banjo, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse, and Jayne Torvill also returned as judges.[8] [9] [10] [11] This series decreased the number of live shows to nine weeks instead of ten, and featured one fewer celebrity contestant than usual.[12]
For the first time in the show's history, Torvill and Dean were unable to perform the Boléro, as Torvill had ruptured her bicep in training and required surgery.[13]
Olympic artistic gymnast Nile Wilson and were announced as the winners on 12 March 2023. Nile Wilson was also the first male skater to ever perform the dangerous manoeuvre "the headbanger," which one skater is picked up by their ankle and spun around by their partner.[14]
This was the final series to be presented by Schofield, following his departure from ITV just over two months after the series concluded in the aftermath of revelations over his personal life.[15]
On 28 October 2022, the professional skaters returning from the previous series were announced as Matt Evers, Alexandra Schauman, Łukasz Różycki, Mark Hanretty, Vanessa Bauer, Brendyn Hatfield, and Tippy Packard, along with Colin Grafton who received a partner for the first time.[16] Andy Buchanan, Robin Johnstone, Angela Egan, Joe Johnson, and reigning champion Karina Manta did not return.[17] They were replaced by Sylvain Longchambon, who received a partner for the first time since the eleventh series, Klabera Komini, and Vicky Ogden, both of whom last appeared in the thirteenth series, as well as new skater Olivia Smart.[18] [19]
On 3 October 2022, Patsy Palmer was announced as the first celebrity to be participating in the series.[20] More celebrities continued to be revealed throughout the week before the line-up was concluded on 11 October.[21] [22] Due to the series being a week shorter than usual, only eleven couples competed.[23]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England footballer & television presenter | Eliminated 1st | |||
| Liberty X singer | Eliminated 2nd | |||
| Love Island winner & actress | Eliminated 3rd | |||
| EastEnders actress & DJ | Eliminated 4th | |||
| Stand-up comedian & presenter | Eliminated 5th | |||
| Hollyoaks actress & singer | Eliminated 6th | |||
| Coronation Street actress | Eliminated 7th & 8th | |||
| The Wanted singer | ||||
| Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner | Third place | |||
| The Only Way Is Essex star | Runners-up | |||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | Winners |
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger, while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger .
Color key:
| Week | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Nile & Olivia | 1st | 35.0 | 5+40.0= | ||||||||
| Joey & Vanessa | 2nd | 27.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 4+38.0=42.0 | |||
| 3rd | 28.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 1+39.5=40.5 | |||||
| Siva & Klabera | 4th | 24.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 3+36.0=39.0 | ||||
| Mollie & Sylvain | 26.5 | 28.5 | 26.0 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 2+34.0= | |||||
| Carley & Mark | 6th | 32.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | ||||||
| Darren & Tippy | 7th | 26.5 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | ||||||
| Patsy & Matt | 8th | 21.0 | 20.5 | 24.5 | |||||||
| Ekin-Su & Brendyn | 9th | 21.5 | 23.0 | ||||||||
| Michelle & Łukasz | 10th | ||||||||||
| John & Alexandra | 11th | ||||||||||
Group performances:
Only half of the celebrities performed this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | |||||
| Joey & Vanessa | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 27.0 | "Mack the Knife" — Robbie Williams | Safe | |
| Patsy & Matt | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 21.0 | "Ride on Time" — Black Box | Safe | |
| Siva & Klabera | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 24.0 | "Rio" — Duran Duran | Safe | |
| Ekin-Su & Brendyn | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 21.5 | "Toxic" — Britney Spears | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Michelle & Łukasz | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 19.0 | "Waking Up Dreaming" — Shania Twain | Safe | |
| Nile & Olivia | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 29.5 | "Sign of the Times" — Harry Styles | Safe |
Group performance: "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow
Torvill & Dean performance: "Higher" — Michael Bublé
Only half of the celebrities performed this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Theme: Musicals
There was no skate-off this week. Instead, the couple with the lowest combined judges' score and public vote was eliminated.[24] Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Musical | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | ||||||
| Nile & Olivia | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 33.5 | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Safe | |
| Michelle & Łukasz | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 20.0 | "All That Jazz" | Chicago | Eliminated | |
| Siva & Klabera | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.5 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | We Will Rock You | Safe | |
| Carley & Mark | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 32.5 | "Anything Goes" | Anything Goes | Safe | |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.5 | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Evita | Safe | |
| Darren & Tippy | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 27.0 | "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" | Bugsy Malone | Safe | |
| Ekin-Su & Brendyn | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 23.0 | "Do-Re-Mi" | The Sound of Music | Safe | |
| Mollie & Sylvain | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.5 | "She Used to Be Mine" | Waitress | Safe | |
| Patsy & Matt | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | "Defying Gravity" | Wicked | Safe | |
| Joey & Vanessa | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 29.0 | "You're the One That I Want" | Grease | Safe |
Theme: Dance
Guest performance: "Both Sides, Now" — Josh Groban, feat. Sara Bareilles (performed by Mark Hanretty & Olivia Smart)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Style | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | ||||||
| Carley & Mark | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.5 | "Samba (Conga)" — Gloria Estefan | Samba | Safe | |
| Mollie & Sylvain | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.0 | "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" — Lizzo | Cheerleading | Safe | |
| Darren & Tippy | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 26.5 | "Making Your Mind Up" — Bucks Fizz | Swing | Safe | |
| Siva & Klabera | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.0 | "Three Times a Lady" — Commodores | Waltz | Safe | |
| Ekin-Su & Brendyn | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 23.0 | "Car Wash" — Dance X Winners | Disco | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Joey & Vanessa | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 30.5 | "Pushin' On" — 2WEI & Marvin Brooks | Paso doble | Safe | |
| Patsy & Matt | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 24.5 | "Time Warp" — Black Lace | Time Warp | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Nile & Olivia | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.0 | "Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)" — Riton & Nightcrawlers, feat. Mufasa & Hypeman | Street | Safe | |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.5 | "Jolene (Dumplin' Remix)" — Dolly Parton | Country | Safe |
Theme: Icons
Due to Siva Kaneswaran suffering from a chest infection, he & Klabera did not perform this week.[25]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | |||||
| Joey & Vanessa | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 33.0 | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe | |
| Patsy & Matt | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.5 | "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Nile & Olivia | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | "Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie Williams | Safe | |
| Darren & Tippy | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.5 | "I'm Your Man" — Wham! | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 33.5 | "Halo" — Beyoncé | Safe | |
| Carley & Mark | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.0 | "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart" — Dusty Springfield | Safe | |
| Mollie & Sylvain | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 30.5 | "Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish | Safe |
Theme: Movies
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Film | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | ||||||
| The Vivienne & Colin | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | Mary Poppins | Safe | |
| Darren & Tippy | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.5 | "Danger Zone" | Top Gun | Eliminated | |
| Mollie & Sylvain | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.0 | "Ghostbusters" | Ghostbusters | Safe | |
| Joey & Vanessa | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 32.5 | "Breaking Free" | High School Musical | Safe | |
| Siva & Klabera | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.5 | "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley vs. JXL | Ocean's Eleven | Bottom two | |
| Carley & Mark | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | Toy Story | Safe | |
| Nile & Olivia | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 35.0 | "" | Mission: Impossible | Safe |
Theme: Prop week
Group performances: "I Hope I Get It" — from A Chorus Line & "Fame" — from Fame (performed by professional skaters)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Prop | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | |||||||
| Mollie & Sylvain | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 33.0 | "Come Fly with Me" — Frank Sinatra | Airport trolley | Safe | ||
| Carley & Mark | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.5 | "Fever" — Beyoncé | Feather boa | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated | |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 35.5 | "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas | Chequered flag | Safe | ||
| Nile & Olivia | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 37.5 | "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis | Double bed | Safe | ||
| Joey & Vanessa | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 36.5 | "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE | Surfboard | Safe | ||
| Siva & Klabera | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.0 | "Tomorrow" — Marisha Wallace | Oar | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
Theme: Solo skate
Group performances:
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Battle | Music | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | |||||||
| Nile & Olivia | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 5 pts. | "In My Blood" — Shawn Mendes | Safe | ||
| Mollie & Sylvain | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.0 | 2 pts. | "My Immortal (Band Version)" — Evanescence | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated | |
| Siva & Klabera | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 3 pts. | "Gold Forever (For Tom)" — The Wanted | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated | |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 39.5 | 1 pt. | "Over the Rainbow" — Eva Cassidy | Safe | ||
| Joey & Vanessa | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 38.0 | 4 pts. | "High" — Lighthouse Family | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom three |
Group performances:
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | |||||
| Nile & Olivia | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | "He's a Pirate" — from | Winners | |
| The Vivienne & Colin | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | "Dark Horse" — Katy Perry, feat. Juicy J | bgcolor=tan | Third place |
| Joey & Vanessa | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | "Zero to Hero" — Ariana Grande | Runners-up |
Official ratings are taken from BARB.[26] Viewing figures are from 7 day data.
| Episode | Date | Total viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live show 1 | 4.62 | 6 | ||
| Live show 2 | 3.97 | 11 | ||
| Live show 3 | 4.18 | 11 | ||
| Live show 4 | 3.79 | 12 | ||
| Live show 5 | 3.65 | 12 | ||
| Live show 6 | 3.91 | 11 | ||
| Live show 7 | 3.84 | 11 | ||
| Live show 8 | 3.58 | 11 | ||
| Live show 9 | 3.82 | 14 |