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Phillip Schofield says Strictly's 'a walk in the park' compared to Dancing On Ice danger
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11 Jan 2022, 16:19
The ice skating gloves are off. The DOI host has said Strictly Come Dancing is 'a walk in the park' compared to the potentially bone-breaking ice contest.
Joining Holly Willoughby on screen in the new series, Schofield spoke about new dancing judge Oti Mabuse joining the panel.
He said: "I love Strictly but compared to the skills that are required for Dancing On Ice it’s a walk in the park, because you have the possibility of real danger, real injury.
"You have a rink that is full of essentially blades and we know how dangerous they can be and how deeply they can cut and how sharp they are."
Talking about contestant Bez, he said: "I’ve just watched a video on his second day fall over backwards so hard that his helmet flew off. It’s one of those things but you don’t see that on Strictly.
"Dancing On Ice is really dangerous. They really all risk everything for it. We’ve seen in the past that people do get hurt and of course you want to avoid that at all cost. I think we will be wrapping Bez up in bubble wrap that’s for sure."
Pro dancer Oti Mabuse has replaced John Barrowman who has left the show following accusations of sexual harassment while starring in Torchwood.
Schofield said: "I adore John and obviously we will miss that larger than life personality, but in every panel you want to make sure each area is well and truly serviced.
"Oti will definitely be the one to pick them up on their dancing and their dancing skills and that’s really important."
Talking about 2021's disaster series where five contestants pulled out due to illness and injury, he said: "With a little bit of luck we will make it through unscathed as it’s no secret we really struggled to get it on air last year.
"But we’re back, we are confident and the line-up is amazing. I am led to believe that the standard of some of the skating is amazing so I think we will have a real competition on our hands this year."
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