The presenter plans to hit the rink at 7am in order to learn her second skating routine for the ITV show while also doing her main job for the BBC

Phillip Whofield? Dancing On Ice (ITV1) returned to the rink with the tiresome Stephen Mulhern now permanently ensconced next to husky Holly Willoughby as co-host. Neither Mulhern’s non-stop wordplay nor Willoughby’s plunging sequinned gown could light up a turgid start to the celebrity skate-off’s 17th series.

Michaela will try to juggle her training with pro-skater Mark Hanretty alongside the long-running BBC wildlife series she hosts with Chris Packham

Dancing On Ice presenter Michaela Strachan has opened up on the 'heartbreaking year' she faced before taking to the skating rink this weekend

The Springwatch and Really Wild Show star told how she suffered a year with 'a lot of loss' among her close circle of family and friends

She is now with her partner Nick Chevallier and they had a son together, Oliver, in 2005. They normally live in South Africa and Michaela is basing herself in the UK for her stint on Dancing on Ice.

James Woods has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the Southern California fires that continue to devastate parts of Los Angeles. Speaking on CNN, the 77-year-old “Vampires” and “Once Upon a Time in America” actor broke down in tears discussing the harrowing situation in his neighborhood. “One day you’re swimming in the pool and the …

One of those famous faces is TV presenter Michaela Strachan, who "bar the off bit of skating people do with their kids" has fairly little ice skating experience. She is paired with Mark Hanretty, a Scottish former competitive ice dancer, who has appeared on the ITV series since 2011.

DANCING On Ice returned to the screens tonight with Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern at the helm. The 17th season of ITV’s popular show aired with an impressive cast of sportspeople,