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Dancing On Ice's top secrets revealed: From the clever hack judges use to keep warm to the 'must have essential' that contestants 'can't live without'


As the latest batch of Dancing On Ice contestants get into the swing of things they would be wise to learn the tricks of the trade. Read what Mark Hanretty and Dan Whiston revealed.

magazine in 2023, they estimated that contestants spend two or three hours each day learning and practicing on the rink for their performance at the end of the week, running through the finished article just a handful of times before ITV's live show. In 2018, at the launch of the 10th series, a show insider told The Sun that host Holly Willoughby - without the luxury of a panel to sit behind - took to hiding hand warmers down her dress to grab at convenient moments. Slippy hands are a particular risk when lifts are involved, with the creative director adding that there is a ban on lotions or products like moisturiser or shimmer to guard against any accidents.

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