Dancing on Ice series 15

Dancing on Ice
Series 15
Presented byPhillip Schofield
Holly Willoughby
JudgesAshley Banjo
Christopher Dean
Oti Mabuse
Jayne Torvill
Celebrity winnerNile Wilson
Professional winnerOlivia Smart
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkITV
Original release15 January (2023-01-15) –
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)
Series chronology
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The fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice debuted on ITV on 15 January 2023.[1][2][3] During the finale of the fourteenth series, it was announced that Dancing on Ice had been renewed for another series.[4][5] The series was once again filmed in the purpose-built studio at Bovingdon Airfield.[6][7] Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts. Ashley Banjo, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse, and Jayne Torvill also returned as judges.[8][9][10][11] This series decreased the number of live shows to nine weeks instead of ten, and featured one fewer celebrity contestant than usual.[12]

For the first time in the show's history, Torvill and Dean were unable to perform the Boléro, as Torvill had ruptured her bicep in training and required surgery.[13]

Olympic artistic gymnast Nile Wilson and Olivia Smart were announced as the winners on 12 March 2023. Nile Wilson was also the first male skater to ever perform the dangerous manoeuvre "the headbanger," which one skater is picked up by their ankle and spun around by their partner.[14]

This was the final series to be presented by Schofield, following his departure from ITV just over two months after the series concluded in the aftermath of revelations over his personal life.[15]

Professional skaters

On 28 October 2022, the professional skaters returning from the previous series were announced as Matt Evers, Alexandra Schauman, Łukasz Różycki, Mark Hanretty, Vanessa Bauer, Brendyn Hatfield, and Tippy Packard, along with Colin Grafton who received a partner for the first time.[16] Andy Buchanan, Robin Johnstone, Angela Egan, Joe Johnson, and reigning champion Karina Manta did not return.[17] They were replaced by Sylvain Longchambon, who received a partner for the first time since the eleventh series, Klabera Komini, and Vicky Ogden, both of whom last appeared in the thirteenth series, as well as new skater Olivia Smart.[18][19]

Couples

On 3 October 2022, Patsy Palmer was announced as the first celebrity to be participating in the series.[20] More celebrities continued to be revealed throughout the week before the line-up was concluded on 11 October.[21][22] Due to the series being a week shorter than usual, only eleven couples competed.[23]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
John Fashanu England footballer & television presenter Alexandra Schauman Eliminated 1st
on 22 January 2023
Michelle Heaton Liberty X singer Łukasz Różycki Eliminated 2nd
on 29 January 2023
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu Love Island winner & actress Brendyn Hatfield Eliminated 3rd
on 5 February 2023
Patsy Palmer EastEnders actress & DJ Matt Evers Eliminated 4th
on 12 February 2023
Darren Harriott Stand-up comedian & presenter Tippy Packard Eliminated 5th
on 19 February 2023
Carley Stenson Hollyoaks actress & singer Mark Hanretty Eliminated 6th
on 26 February 2023
Mollie Gallagher Coronation Street actress Sylvain Longchambon Eliminated 7th & 8th
on 5 March 2023
Siva Kaneswaran The Wanted singer Klabera Komini
The Vivienne Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Colin Grafton Third place
on 12 March 2023
Joey Essex The Only Way Is Essex star Vanessa Bauer Runners-up
on 12 March 2023
Nile Wilson Olympic artistic gymnast Olivia Smart Winners
on 12 March 2023

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Bottom two or three
  Excused from competition for the week
  Eliminated
Dancing on Ice (series 15) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Nile & Olivia 1st 29.5† — 33.5† 34.0† 36.0† 35.0 37.5† 5+40.0=45.0† 40.0†[a]
Joey & Vanessa 2nd 27.0 — 29.0 30.5 33.0 32.5 36.5 4+38.0=42.0[b] 40.0†[c]
The Vivienne & Colin 3rd — 28.5 32.5 32.5 33.5 36.0† 35.5 1+39.5=40.5 40.0†[d]
Siva & Klabera 4th 24.0 — 26.5 30.0 [e] 32.5[b] 34.0[b] 3+36.0=39.0[f]
Mollie & Sylvain — 26.5 28.5 26.0 30.5 30.0 33.0‡ 2+34.0=36.0‡[f]
Carley & Mark 6th — 32.0† 32.5 32.5 34.0 36.0† 34.5[f]
Darren & Tippy 7th — 26.5 27.0 26.5 28.5[b] 28.5‡[f]
Patsy & Matt 8th 21.0 — 20.5 24.5[b] 26.5‡[f]
Ekin-Su & Brendyn 9th 21.5[b] — 23.0 23.0‡[f]
Michelle & Łukasz 10th 19.0‡ — 20.0‡[f]
John & Alexandra 11th — 19.0‡[f]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ a b c d e f This couple was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated.
  3. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  4. ^ This couple finished in third place.
  5. ^ This couple was excused from competition and was granted a bye to the following week.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

Week 1 (15 January)

Group performances:

Only half of the celebrities performed this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Joey & Vanessa 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 27.0 "Mack the Knife" — Robbie Williams Safe
Patsy & Matt 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 21.0 "Ride on Time" — Black Box Safe
Siva & Klabera 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 24.0 "Rio" — Duran Duran Safe
Ekin-Su & Brendyn 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 21.5 "Toxic" — Britney Spears Bottom two
Michelle & Łukasz 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 19.0 "Waking Up Dreaming" — Shania Twain Safe
Nile & Olivia 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 29.5 "Sign of the Times" — Harry Styles Safe

Week 2 (22 January)

Group performance: "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow
Torvill & Dean performance: "Higher" — Michael Bublé

Only half of the celebrities performed this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
The Vivienne & Colin 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 28.5 "Strong Enough" — Cher Safe
John & Alexandra 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 19.0 "Eat My Goal" — Collapsed Lung Eliminated
Mollie & Sylvain 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 26.5 "Angeleyes" — ABBA Safe
Darren & Tippy 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 26.5 "Fireball" —Pitbull, feat. John Ryan Safe
Carley & Mark 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 "Say You Love Me" — Jessie Ware Safe
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Ekin-Su & Brendyn
  • Dean: Ekin-Su & Brendyn
  • Mabuse: Ekin-Su & Brendyn
  • Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Ekin-Su & Brendyn

Week 3 (29 January)

Theme: Musicals

There was no skate-off this week. Instead, the couple with the lowest combined judges' score and public vote was eliminated.[24] Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Musical Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Nile & Olivia 8.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 33.5 "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Safe
Michelle & Łukasz 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 20.0 "All That Jazz" Chicago Eliminated
Siva & Klabera 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 26.5 "Bohemian Rhapsody" We Will Rock You Safe
Carley & Mark 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.5 32.5 "Anything Goes" Anything Goes Safe
The Vivienne & Colin 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 32.5 "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Evita Safe
Darren & Tippy 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 27.0 "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" Bugsy Malone Safe
Ekin-Su & Brendyn 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 23.0 "Do-Re-Mi" The Sound of Music Safe
Mollie & Sylvain 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 28.5 "She Used to Be Mine" Waitress Safe
Patsy & Matt 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.5 20.5 "Defying Gravity" Wicked Safe
Joey & Vanessa 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 29.0 "You're the One That I Want" Grease Safe

Week 4 (5 February)

Theme: Dance
Guest performance: "Both Sides, Now" — Josh Groban, feat. Sara Bareilles (performed by Mark Hanretty & Olivia Smart)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Style Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Carley & Mark 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 32.5 "Samba (Conga)" — Gloria Estefan Samba Safe
Mollie & Sylvain 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 26.0 "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" — Lizzo Cheerleading Safe
Darren & Tippy 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.5 26.5 "Making Your Mind Up" — Bucks Fizz Swing Safe
Siva & Klabera 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 "Three Times a Lady" — Commodores Waltz Safe
Ekin-Su & Brendyn 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 23.0 "Car Wash" — Dance X Winners Disco Eliminated
Joey & Vanessa 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 30.5 "Pushin' On" — 2WEI & Marvin Brooks Paso doble Safe
Patsy & Matt 6.0 6.5 6.5 5.5 24.5 "Time Warp" — Black Lace Time Warp Bottom two
Nile & Olivia 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 34.0 "Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)" — Riton & Nightcrawlers, feat. Mufasa & Hypeman Street Safe
The Vivienne & Colin 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 32.5 "Jolene (Dumplin' Remix)" — Dolly Parton Country Safe
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Patsy & Matt
  • Mabuse: Patsy & Matt
  • Torvill: Patsy & Matt
  • Dean: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Patsy & Matt

Week 5 (12 February)

Theme: Icons

Due to Siva Kaneswaran suffering from a chest infection, he & Klabera did not perform this week.[25]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Joey & Vanessa 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 33.0 "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John Safe
Patsy & Matt 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 26.5 "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls Eliminated
Nile & Olivia 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 "Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie Williams Safe
Darren & Tippy 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 28.5 "I'm Your Man" — Wham! Bottom two
The Vivienne & Colin 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 33.5 "Halo" — Beyoncé Safe
Carley & Mark 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 34.0 "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart" — Dusty Springfield Safe
Mollie & Sylvain 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 30.5 "Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish Safe
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Darren & Tippy
  • Mabuse: Darren & Tippy
  • Dean: Darren & Tippy
  • Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Darren & Tippy

Week 6 (19 February)

Theme: Movies

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Film Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
The Vivienne & Colin 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins Safe
Darren & Tippy 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.5 "Danger Zone" Top Gun Eliminated
Mollie & Sylvain 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 "Ghostbusters" Ghostbusters Safe
Joey & Vanessa 8.5 8.5 7.5 8.0 32.5 "Breaking Free" High School Musical Safe
Siva & Klabera 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 32.5 "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley vs. JXL Ocean's Eleven Bottom two
Carley & Mark 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 "You've Got a Friend in Me" Toy Story Safe
Nile & Olivia 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.5 35.0 "Theme from Mission: Impossible" Mission: Impossible Safe
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Siva & Klabera
  • Mabuse: Siva & Klabera
  • Torvill: Siva & Klabera
  • Dean: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Siva & Klabera

Week 7 (26 February)

Theme: Prop week
Group performances: "I Hope I Get It" — from A Chorus Line & "Fame" — from Fame (performed by professional skaters)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Prop Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Mollie & Sylvain 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 33.0 "Come Fly with Me" — Frank Sinatra Airport trolley Safe
Carley & Mark 8.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 34.5 "Fever" — Beyoncé Feather boa Eliminated
The Vivienne & Colin 9.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 35.5 "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas Chequered flag Safe
Nile & Olivia 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 37.5 "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis Double bed Safe
Joey & Vanessa 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.5 36.5 "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE Surfboard Safe
Siva & Klabera 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 34.0 "Tomorrow" — Marisha Wallace Oar Bottom two
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Siva & Klabera
  • Mabuse: Siva & Klabera
  • Dean: Siva & Klabera
  • Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Siva & Klabera

Week 8: Semifinals (5 March)

Theme: Solo skate
Group performances:

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Solo Skate
Battle 		Music Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Nile & Olivia 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 5 pts. "In My Blood" — Shawn Mendes Safe
Mollie & Sylvain 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 34.0 2 pts. "My Immortal (Band Version)" — Evanescence Eliminated
Siva & Klabera 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 3 pts. "Gold Forever (For Tom)" — The Wanted Eliminated
The Vivienne & Colin 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 39.5 1 pt. "Over the Rainbow" — Eva Cassidy Safe
Joey & Vanessa 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 38.0 4 pts. "High" — Lighthouse Family Bottom three
Save Me skates
Judges' votes to save
  • Banjo: Joey & Vanessa
  • Mabuse: Joey & Vanessa
  • Torvill: Joey & Vanessa
  • Dean: Did not need to vote, but would have voted to save Joey & Vanessa

Week 9: Finale (12 March)

Group performances:

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Judges' scores Total
score 		Music Result
Banjo Mabuse Torvill Dean
Nile & Olivia 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 "He's a Pirate" — from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Winners
The Vivienne & Colin 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 "Dark Horse" — Katy Perry, feat. Juicy J Third place
Joey & Vanessa 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 "Zero to Hero" — Ariana Grande Runners-up

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB.[26] Viewing figures are from 7 day data.

Episode Date Total viewers
(millions)[26] 		ITV
weekly ranking
Live show 1 15 January 4.62 6
Live show 2 22 January 3.97 11
Live show 3 29 January 4.18 11
Live show 4 5 February 3.79 12
Live show 5 12 February 3.65 12
Live show 6 19 February 3.91 11
Live show 7 26 February 3.84 11
Live show 8 5 March 3.58 11
Live show 9 12 March 3.82 14

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