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Dancing on Ice continues this weekend with the second set of celebrities in the line-up<\/a> taking to the ice for their first performance.<\/p>\n Hoping to impress the judging panel is former professional footballer John Fashanu.<\/p>\n Alongside his professional skating partner Alexandra Schauman, Fashanu will compete against the likes of Coronation Street actress Mollie Gallagher<\/a>, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race winner The Vivienne, actress and singer Carly Stenson, and more.<\/p>\n As a retired footballer, we know he\u2019s good on his feet, but how will John find it once the pitch is swapped for the ice?<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about John Fashanu as he makes his Dancing on Ice<\/a> debut.<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 60<\/p>\n Job: <\/strong>Former footballer and television presenter<\/p>\n Instagram: <\/strong>@therealjohnfashanu<\/a><\/p>\n Partnered with:<\/strong> Alexandra Schauman<\/p>\n John Fashanu is a TV presenter and former professional footballer.<\/p>\n In his former career, he was a striker from 1979 until 1995. He\u2019s best known for his eight-year stint at Wimbledon, which saw him win the FA Cup in 1988 and score more than 100 goals.<\/p>\n Since his football career, he\u2019s hosted multiple shows including Gladiators in the 1990s.<\/p> John was the second celebrity to be announced for the 2023 season, after Patsy Palmer.<\/p>\n Speaking of the signing, he said: \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be a part of Dancing on Ice! I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll come as a surprise to people that I\u2019m very competitive \u2013 I am definitely in it to win it.<\/p>\n \u201cThis may be one of the scariest things I\u2019ve ever signed up for but I couldn\u2019t be more ready for the challenge!\u201d<\/p>\n Dancing on Ice airs on ITV1 and ITVX on Sundays at 6:30pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n By Grace Henry Published: Sunday, 22 January 2023 at 12:00 am Dancing on Ice continues this weekend with the second set of celebrities in the line-up taking to the ice for their first performance. Hoping to impress the judging panel is former professional footballer John Fashanu. 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Hoping to impress the judging panel is former professional footballer John Fashanu. Alongside his professional skating partner Alexandra Schauman, Fashanu will…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/28962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is John Fashanu?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has John said about joining Dancing on Ice 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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