Jason Donovan has been announced as the fifth celebrity to be taking part in the 2021 series of Dancing on Ice.
The 52-year-old confirmed the news after the star of stage and screen had previously been rumoured.
Speaking to Dancing on Ice hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning, Donovan explained his previous experience ice skating may put him at an advantage.
“Skating is all about balance and confidence,” he said. “I’ve done a little bit of skating in my youth, in Australia, surprisingly in the heat of an Australian summer.
“I’ve surfed, I’ve skied a lot so I guess I’ll bring a little bit of that confidence.”
He added his family are excited to see him try his luck in the ice rink.
“My daughter Molly is very excited about me doing shapes on the dancefloor, or maybe not… depending on how it goes!” Donovan joked.
The star also updated his Instagram page with the exciting news.
“The news is out! I am delighted to announce I am taking part in Dancing on Ice,” he wrote.
“I’ve always loved my winter sports, skiing, skating, snowboarding… I quite like my apres ski as well!
“I can’t wait to get on the ice, have some fun and bring a big smile to everyone’s face in 2021.”
Donovan is best known for launching is career on Australian soap Neighbours, alongside Kylie Minogue, before launching a musical career in 1988.
He has appeared in a series of musicals, famously playing the lead role in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat in the early 1990s in the West End.
He joins soap actress Faye Brookes, presenter Denise Van Outen, Emmerdale star Joe-Warren Plant and broadcaster Myleene Klass in the line-up.
Additional celebrities are expected to announced for the series, which is scheduled to begin in the new year on ITV.
Additional reporting from PA