What time is the Dancing on Ice final tonight and who is favourite to win ITV competition?
12.03.2023 - 11:15
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After several weeks of routines and eliminations at the rink, it's finally time for the Dancing on Ice final. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be back at the helm of the ITV skating show as the 2023 winner is crowned.
Joey Essex and his partner Vanessa Bauer, The Vivienne and their partner Colin Grafton and Nile Wilson and his partner Olivia Smart will all take to the ice for the final time and go head-to-head - or should we say skate-to-skate - in a bid to be crowned Dancing on Ice's latest champion.
It comes after they beat off stiff competition from the likes of Carley Stenson, Mollie Gallagher and Siva Kaneswaran to make it to the end of the competition.
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The final will see judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse return to the panel to cast their opinions and give their scores as the three couples take to the rink with three routines - including their own reimagining of skating legends Torvill and Dean's Olympic-winning routine, the Bolero.
The final kicks off on Sunday (March 12) at 6.30pm on ITV.
Last week, former The Only Way is Essex star Joey was saved by the judges, who after landing in the last skate-off of the series. He had earlier emotionally performed to High by Lighthouse Family in memory of his mother who took her own life when he was 10 years old.
"It still is very painful, It’s very raw and I don’t think I’ll ever fully properly get over that situation, I’ve definitely let go of something and released a lot of pressure after my documentary," he said before adding: "So, for me, it was like another little lesson to be like, ‘we