Chemmy Alcott, Britain's skiing sensation has announced that she will appear on this year's series of Dancing on Ice as she works toward getting back on the slopes after a horrible accident in December 2010. The skier will participate in the programme, due to begin on Sunday 8th January, alongside the likes of Chesney Hawkes, Jennifer Ellison and the founder of freerunning, Sébastien Foucan.
Chemmy says: "I have this massive opportunity with Dancing on Ice to do something that is going to help me get into the right state with my leg, with my sport and with my head. The first few skating sessions that I did, the coach would say 'on your right leg’, which is the one I broke, ‘go on your outside edge’. It would take me ten meters to make that connection from my head to my leg. If I was doing that in a skiing situation, downhill, that would have been disastrous. That's why I can't just bounce back and race straight away; I don't have that body control at the moment. This is teaching me to do it in a safe environment. "
Chemmy also went on to say:"I love to dance, I'm very uninhibited. I'm one of these people who hit the clubs, dancing wildly, and you’re like 'good on her, let’s not copy it though!'"
The series also includes Hollywood actor Corey Feldmen, Sugababe Heidi Range, children’s TV presenters Sam Nixon & Mark Rhodes, TV presenter Andy Akinwolere, Coronation Street's Andy Whyment, Emmerdale's Matthew Wolfenden, Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter, actress Laila Morse and fitness guru Rosemary Conley. To be honest all people will care about is Chemmy Alcott, Chesney Hawkes, Jennifer Ellison and the Sugababe — whose name I've already forgotten.
Written by Stephen Adam
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