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ITV Dancing On Ice star reveals 'ER moment' health scare that led to life-changing decision


EXCLUSIVE: Thirteen years since delighting audiences on Dancing on Ice, Denise Welch has opened up about her time on the show – including how a health scare led to becoming sober

With this year’s series of Dancing on Ice now well and truly in full swing, our favourite celebrities will be pouring their heart and soul into as many hours of gruelling rehearsals as possible to try and win the all-important votes to secure their place in the competition. But one star who knows the pressures of the show well is Loose Women panelist Denise Welch, who famously took part in the series back in 2011, where she was paired with professional skater Matt Evers. Denise Welch opened up about her sobriety journey with Matt Evers and Frankie Seaman (Image: Ice Breakers podcast)“It was that whole combination of realising that although I had some great times, what was happening was because of my lifestyle, my drinking and trying to sort of counteract my depressive episodes.

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