We’re heading into Week two of Dancing on Ice and making their debut this weekend is The Vamps star Connor Ball.
Ball will take to the ice on Sunday 23rd January, along with his professional skating partner Alexandra Shauman.
He’ll be hoping to impress the Dancing on Ice panel, which this year includes Strictly’s Oti Mabuse, who has taken over from John Barrowman.
But, Connor is already feeling nervous about Sunday’s show.
Ahead of his first performance, he admitted: “I’m scared to drop my partner. Just throwing out the scariest thing for me. There’s a few lifts in our first routine and I think of everything that’s going to be the one thing I’m going to be really struggling with if anything goes wrong.”
We sure hope he’s able to pull it off for Alexandra’s sake!
As he takes to the ice, here’s everything you need to know about Connor Ball – one of the Dancing on Ice 2022 contestants.
Who is Connor Ball?
Alexandra Shauman and Connor Ball on Dancing on Ice
Age: 25
Job: Bass guitarist and singer with The Vamps
Instagram: @connorball
Twitter: @TheVampsCon
Paired with: Alexandra Shauman
Connor is a member of pop rock group The Vamps, who got together in 2012 and had success with two number one albums. Their hits include Wild Heart, Last Night and Somebody to You feat. Demi Lovato.
Connor might be able to get some reality show advice from his bandmate, James McVey who finished fifth on the 2018 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
What has Connor Ball said about joining Dancing on Ice?
When announcing his involvement in this year’s series, Connor revealed he’s expecting to come out of the show with a few scrapes, suggesting he’s going to throw himself into the routines.
He wrote on Twitter: “There is no way I’m coming out of this with no injury, but I’m doing Dancing on Ice. Excited. Scared. Nervous.”
He later joked: “Please don’t tell me to break a leg, because I actually will.”
On Instagram, he confessed that he has no dance experience, saying: “I’ve never danced in my life but I’m going to have to learn some moves.”
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