Jamie O’Hara makes a bid to appear on next series of Dancing On Ice
The footballer is keen to get his skates on after Jayne Torvill confirmed the return of the ITV show
JAMIE O’Hara has made a bid to appear on the next series of Dancing On Ice.
The footballer, 30, is hoping to impress ITV bosses and get a spot on the upcoming series.
A source told The Sun’s Bizarre column: “Jamie never expected to do Big Brother and surprised himself by how much he enjoyed it.
“He has heard about the revival of Dancing on Ice and wants to be the first in line for the production.
“Jamie is nimble on his feet and thinks he could make a good go of it.”
The footballer appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in January and came eighth in the competition.
During his time on the show he developed a romance with Bianca Gascoigne but the pair later split.
Last month, Michelle Heaton also put her name forward for the returning series.
The Liberty X star admitted taking part in the show would be a dream come true, saying she would do anything to get her name on the line-up.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun’s Bizarre column she said: “Dancing On Ice would be my ultimate.
“As a performer you want to do something that you can learn fresh so you build up your CV.
“I’ve never done ice skating and I’ve never professionally been taught dancing.
“It is one of those shows that I would love to tick off my bucket list. It would be really wonderful to learn how to do something like that.
“Lets hope I can pull some strings.”
Jayne Torvill also confirmed the show would be returning to telly screens, revealing it will have a new and “refreshed” look when it relaunches.
The Olympian confessed that Steven Gerrard is top of her wish list to take part as she urged the retired footballer to sign up.
She said: “I love that it’s coming back, it’s great news – I’m really looking forward to it.
“The show will definitely be refreshed but the basics will be the same, we will still be teaching celebrities how to skate.
“It was a different sort of platform being in the studio – we like to be creative and come up with new things. There’s a new bar to set when the show returns.
“My son is a massive Steven Gerrard fan; he wants him to do Dancing On Ice as he’s retired now.
“He’s also keen on David Beckham taking part but I told him that’s unlikely.”