“Congratulations to the winner of the ‘Skates Are For Skating’ competition - Viki Mansfield from Surrey! We hope you enjoy your prize“
Press Update... 11th March 08 - New interview
11th March 08 - Closer interview
11th March 08 - OK ’Idol gossip’ piece (back page) & hot st.
11th March 08 - Star magazine interview
11th March 08 - Alan Titchmarsh TV interview LIVE 2.30pm
11th March 08 - TV Times cover & interview 9th March 08 - People- profile piece on all semi-finalists 9th March 08 - Daily Star Sunday- small interview 8th March 08 - Daily Mail Weekend cover & interview 1st Mar 08 - Bradford T&A
29th Feb 08 - Yorkshire Evening Post
29th Feb 08 - LBC Radio interview - between 9-10pm Sat (repeated 7-8am Sun)
22nd Feb 08 - This Morning
22nd Feb 08 - Heart Radio - Breakfast Show
19th Feb 08 - Heat Magazine
16th Feb 08 - The Sun
10th Feb 08 - T4 Interview
22nd Jan 08 - OK Magazine interview about engagement.
DANCING ON ICE – THE TOUR 2008
Ice beauty Suzanne Shaw, pop heart throb Gareth Gates and reigning ice champion Kyran Bracken to join Torvill & Dean for Second UK Tour
Glamorous ice beauty Suzanne Shaw and pop heart throb Gareth Gates today announce they will both join skating legends Torvill and Dean when they take Dancing On Ice on Tour this April. Other celebrities to announce their involvement in the 2008 Tour today are reigning Dancing on Ice champion, Kyran Bracken and actress Clare Buckfield who narrowly missed out on being crowned ice queen last year.
Bonnie Langford will also join the celebrity entourage following her huge success on the 2007 ice tour last year when she was regularly voted winner by arena audiences up and down the country. Footballing legend David Seaman who starred in the first series of the hit ITV 1 show was the first name to announce his involvement in the live ice dancing show earlier this year.
Andi Peters will return as compere of the live show; this time round he will present to live audiences without the help of crutches having steered clear of the ice since his ankle break last year which he sustained during practise. He went on to present the show regardless of his injury.
All of the celebrities will be trained and choreographed by mentors Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (who will perform several of their favourite routines at each show) all over the UK. The six-week tour, which kicks off in Sheffield on 4 April, runs until mid May and will travel to Arenas in Nottingham, Birmingham, London, Newcastle and Manchester. The Tour travels to Liverpool for the first time this year.
The judging panel will be rink-side at each show to critique the celebrity routines. Olympic gold medal winner Robin Cousins will head the panel of ice judges, which includes Karen Barber, Nicky Slater and Jason Gardiner.
In addition, the Arena audiences will have a chance to vote. Replicating the format of the TV show, they will be able to use their mobile phones to text in their favourite celebrity dancing couple. The audience votes will then be added to the scores from the panel of ice judges to decide the winner. Once the votes have been counted, the winning celebrity will join their skating partner to perform a magical finale. As per last year, all profits from text voting will go to charity.
More celebrity names will be announced in the coming weeks.
Dancing on Ice Tour 2008
On sale dates
Friday 4th April – Sheffield Hallam Arena 7.30pm
Saturday 5th April – Sheffield Hallam Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 6th April – Sheffield Hallam Arena 7.30pm
Wednesday 9th April – Nottingham Arena 7.30pm
Thursday 10th April – Nottingham Arena 7.30pm
Friday 11th April – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 7.30pm
Saturday 12th April – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 13th April – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tuesday 15th April – Birmingham NIA 7.30pm
Wednesday 16th April – Birmingham NIA 7.30pm
Thursday 17th April – Birmingham NIA 7.30pm
Friday 18th April – Birmingham NIA 7.30pm
Saturday 19th April – Birmingham NIA 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 20th April – Birmingham NIA 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tuesday 22nd April – Wembley Arena 7.30pm
Wednesday 23rd April – Wembley Arena 7.30pm
Thursday 24th April – Wembley Arena 7.30pm
Friday 25th April – Wembley Arena 7.30pm
Saturday 26th April – Wembley Arena 7.30pm
Sunday 27th April – Wembley Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tuesday 29th April – O2 Arena (SCD/DOI) 7.30pm
Wednesday 30th April – O2 Arena (SCD/DOI) 7.30pm
Friday 2nd May – Liverpool Echo Arena 7.30pm
Saturday 3rd May – Liverpool Echo Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 4th May – Liverpool Echo Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Monday 5th May – Liverpool Echo Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Wednesday 7th May – Manchester MEN Arena 7.30pm
Thursday 8th May – Manchester MEN Arena 7.30pm
Friday 9th May – Manchester MEN Arena 7.30pm
Saturday 10th May – Manchester MEN Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 11th May – Manchester MEN Arena 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tuesday 13th May – Nottingham Arena 7.30pm
Wednesday 14th May – Nottingham Arena 7.30pm
For tickets contact 08700 11 26 26. Priced from £32.50
www.dancingonicetour.co.uk
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Gareth Gates Dancing on Ice Training Video
CLICK HERE TO SEE GARETH’S PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY!
EXCITING GARETH ANNOUNCEMENT – DANCING ON ICE!
Finally we can confirm that Gareth is to take part in this year’s Dancing On Ice starting Sunday 13th January at 5.50pm on ITV!
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return ready to put a brand new team of well known names through their paces to
prepare them for the ultimate live ice dancing championship.
As well as Gareth, this year the twelve contestants are: Javelin champion Steve Backley, Hollyoaks actor Chris Fountain,
TV presenter Sarah Greene, Emmerdale actress Linda Lusardi, TV presenter and cleaning guru Aggie Mackenzie, singer and
actress Samantha Mumba, TV and radio presenter Natalie Pinkham, tennis star Greg Rusedski, singer and TV personality
Suzanne Shaw, GMTV reporter Michael Underwood, and TV presenter Tim Vincent.
With expectation higher than ever, and performances set to be even more spectacular, the twelve novice skaters have their
work cut out to make the grade. Paired with a champion skating partner, and coached by the superstar duo, they will take
to the rink, hoping to impress with their glittering costumes, daring moves and slick routines.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby preside and each week the resident panel of expert judges will scrutinise every dance,
hoping to be increasingly dazzled by the thrill, speed and grace of the live ice performance.
11 million viewers tuned in to see ex-England rugby ace Kyran Bracken crowned Dancing On Ice champion 2007 after a
nail-biting contest which saw him fight it out against Clare Buckfield and Duncan James, as each performed their own version
of Torvill and Dean’s legendary Bolero.
For all the latest Gareth information and exclusive access then stay tuned to www.garethgates.com and right here on Gareths Myspace. And don’t forget to tune in Sunday, 5.50pm on ITV!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
Gareth Gates is delighted to announce his engagement to long term girlfriend
Suzanne Mole.
Gareth says:
’I have some really exciting news I want to share with you... After a great
Christmas I proposed to Suzanne on New Year’s Eve, and she said yes! We are
both extremely happy and look forward to planning our wedding and life
together.’
