Here’s everything you need to know about Brendan Cole as he makes his Dancing on Ice debut.
Published: Friday, 14th January 2022 at 2:00 pm
ITV’s Dancing on Ice is back, and hoping to impress the Dancing on Ice panel this year is Strictly’s Brendan Cole.
Cole already knows one of the judges quite well – Oti Mabuse, who replaces John Barrowman as judge.
The pair worked together on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, before Brendan quit the series in 2018.
And Brendan Cole thinks Oti Mabuse will make an “incredible judge” on Dancing on Ice.
He said: “I think Oti is going to be absolutely amazing. She’s a phenomenal person, on and off the dance floor. She has great dance experience which she’ll bring to the show and I think you’ve got to have different elements from each of the [judges].”
But what are his skating skills like? Obviously, we know he can dance after working on Strictly as professional dancer for 15 years, but we’re yet to see him on the ice.
He’ll make his debut on the launch night alongside his professional skating partner, Brendan Cole and Vanessa Bauer, and compete against the other Dancing on Ice 2022 contestants, including Corrie’s Sally Dynevor and Olympian Kye Whyte.
Here’s everything you need to know about Brendan Cole as he swaps his dancing shoes for skates.
Who is Brendan Cole?
Age: 45
Job: Professional dancer
Twitter: @brendancole
Instagram: @brendancoleinsta
Partnered with: Vanessa Bauer
Brendan hails from Christchurch, New Zealand, and he is best known for being a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, And he was dancing with celebs for a long time, having been there since the show started in 2004 before departing the series in 2017.
Since his time on Strictly, Brendan has been busy doing theatre and he was also seen on the short-lived The X-Factor: Celebrity in 2019. He has previously tried his hand at judging dancing on the New Zealand version of Strictly, Dancing with the Stars.
What has Brendan said about joining Dancing on Ice?
Brendan’s involvement with Dancing on Ice 2022 was revealed on ITV’s Loose Women. “I’m so, so excited,” he said. “It’s been a while coming now. I’ve known I’d be doing the show for quite some time and I want to get started, I’m so excited to be on the show.”
As for his experience on ice, Brendan admits that mastering the skill could be a challenge, saying: “I’ve had one go. I’m a fairly confident person and I like to think I’m going to be good at what I put my hand to or my feet to! I was thinking ‘OK, I’m going to be fine,’ and I was terrible. I was a bit wobbly. You can expect to be a bit wobbly on ice but I was hoping I was going to be better than I was. I’ve got time to learn. I’m just going to embrace the whole experience and I’m very excited to get started.”
Dancing on Ice starts on ITV on Sunday, 16th January at 6:30pm. Want something else to watch? Check out our full TV Guide or visit our Entertainment hub for the latest news.
