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EastEnders legend confirmed as Dancing on Ice contestant – along with Sam Aston and Ferne McCann


EastEnders legend Charlie Brooks is taking part in ITV's Dancing On Ice, with the actress the fifth star to be announced for the reality show

The iconic soap star, 43, famed for her role as the scheming Janine Butcher in EastEnders will be lacing up her skates for another shot at reality TV stardom, 12 years after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Charlie Brooks is best known for playing Janine Butcher in EastEnders (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Talking to This Morning on Monday, Sam, who has Sonny, four, Daisy, two and four-month old Hazel with wife Briony Gardner said: "I'm nervous but excited to get going." Coronation Street's Sam Aston is also set to star on DOI (Image: No credit)Sir Steve, 62, toldThis Morning that the production team has told him not to practice skating until the first official training session for the reality show.

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