Dancing On Ice's Dan Whiston reveals decision behind Bez's bizarre watermelon crash helmet

ok.co.uk:

Dancing On Ice swished and swirled back on to screens on Sunday evening, in an incredible 2022 debut that saw Bez, Brendan Cole, Sally Dynevor, Ria Hebden, Kye Whyte and Kimberly Wyatt as the first celebs to take to the ice.The show, hosted by This Morning duo Holly Willoughby, 40, and Phillip Schofield, 59, sees a star-studded lineup skate on the ITV show, after months of training.

On the launch night on Sunday 16 January, it was Strictly's Brendan who topped the leaderboard with 30.5 out of 40 points, but it was a different story for TV presenter Ria Hebden and partner Łukasz Różycki, who landed in the skate off.

And, after a packed show that saw glamorous outfits, routines that packed a punch and Bez making history in a watermelon crash helmet, Associate Creative Director Dan Whiston weighs in on the first performances in his OK!

column. Dan began: "It was an amazing evening. We're so happy and it really was a success with a great buzz with it. Just as you think you've seen it all, we pushed the boundaries and now we've got skating melons!" Here's his scoop...