EastEnders legend confirmed as Dancing on Ice contestant – along with Sam Aston and Ferne McCann

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Charlie Brooks is set to hit the ice on Dancing on Ice.The iconic soap star, 43, famed for her role as the scheming Janine Butcher in EastEnders will be lacing up her skates for another shot at reality TV stardom, 12 years after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity...

Get Me Out Of Here! Charlie's stint on the reality show was announced on Loose Women on Tuesday, 1 October. She told the panel: "I'm going to embrace the spray tan" and added: "All I want to do is enjoy it and try not to break my leg." Her confirmation comes after it was announced that Coronation Street star Sam Aston has also joined the line-up.The actor, 31, is best known for playing Chesney Brown on the ITV soap, and has competed on All Star Family Fortunes.

Talking to This Morning on Monday, Sam, who has Sonny, four, Daisy, two and four-month old Hazel with wife Briony Gardner said: "I'm nervous but excited to get going." He added: "It's going to be nice for the public to see me for me rather than Chesney." Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave, Traitors' Mollie Pearce and former TOWIE star Ferne McCann are also joining the show, which will return early next year.Twelve celebrities are preparing to take to the ice each week, skating live in a bid to impress both the panel and viewers at home.

Sir Steve, 62, toldThis Morning that the production team has told him not to practice skating until the first official training session for the reality show.Traitors star Mollie Pearce was the second contestant announced.The model, known for making it to the final of the psychological game show until she was betrayed by her friend Harry Clark, told ITV’s Lorraine that she “hasn’t started” practising yet.