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Holly Willoughby preps for Dancing On Ice with ski trip

The star took some days off with friends before starting work on the show.
The star took some days off with friends before starting work on the show. The star took some days off with friends before starting work on the show.

TV’s Holly Willoughby has been getting used to low temperatures ahead of her Dancing On Ice role with a pre-Christmas ski trip.

The star shared some snowy holiday snaps on Instagram just days before she joins her This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield at the helm of the relaunched ITV show.

Her posts featured friend and Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones and his partner Tara Capp taking some days off on the mountains.

Right @tara_capp … ready, wriggle, GO! … #friends #truly #whynot ❄️

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She captioned one blue-skied selfie: “Home now… always hard to say Good bye to this magical place… felt literally on top of the world…”

Meanwhile, Dancing On Ice stars have been busy promoting the upcoming show with a launch event this week at London’s Natural History Museum.

Schofield hosted the chilly morning event alongside judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Jason Gardiner and Ashley Banjo, while the celebrity contestants showed off their new skating skills.

The show will return in January with some format changes to previous years.

After joining the panel, former ice champions Torvill and Dean will hand over their previous mentoring and choreography role to the professional skaters.

:: Dancing On Ice returns to ITV at 6pm on January 7.