{"id":46263,"date":"2024-02-20T18:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1995522"},"modified":"2024-02-20T19:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:56:36","slug":"why-isnt-ashley-banjo-on-dancing-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-isnt-ashley-banjo-on-dancing-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn\u2019t Ashley Banjo on Dancing on Ice?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewers may have noticed that Ashely Banjo has been missing from the Dancing on Ice panel. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at 17:18 PM<\/p>

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Dancing on Ice fans will have noticed that Ashely Banjo has been missing from the panel on the ITV skating show.<\/p>\n

On Sunday 18th February, Johnny Weir<\/a>, three-time US national skating champion and two-time Olympian, filled in for him.<\/p>\n

Weir joined Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Oti Mabuse, and his appearance was very much welcomed by fans, with many rushing to X (formerly Twitter) to praise him afterwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow bloody fabulous is <\/span>Johnny Weir<\/span>! <\/span>#DancingOnIce<\/a>\u201d one wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGet <\/span>Johnny Weir<\/span> American figure skater on <\/span>#DancingOnIce<\/a><\/span> permanently!!!\u201d another said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not really a fan of change but I love Johnny Weir can we keep him. He\u2019s like a breath of fresh air and his critique is always fair! <\/span>\u00a0#DancingOnIce<\/a>\u201d a third wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weir will fill in for Banjo for another week, with the Diversity star set to return for the semi-final.<\/p>\n

So why isn\u2019t Ashley Banjo on Dancing on Ice<\/a>? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Why isn\u2019t Ashley Banjo on Dancing on Ice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ashley Banjo on Dancing on Ice.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Ashley Banjo is taking a break from Dancing on Ice due his tour commitments with his dance group, Diversity.<\/p>\n

The 2009 winners of Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> are set to perform in front of audiences across the country on what is their biggest tour yet.<\/p>\n

The group, including Ashley Banjo and his brother Jordan Banjo, Perri Kiely, Sam Craske<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Mitchell Craske, Warren Russell, Nathan Ramsay, Starr Kiely, Georgia Lewis and more have performed in several UK cities, including Gateshead, Stockton and Plymouth.<\/p>\n

However, their visit to Sheffield this week didn\u2019t go down well, with Ashley revealing they had to cancel their evening show after he suffered an injury during a performance in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all absolutely gutted about tonight\u2019s show in Sheffield\u2026 I\u2019m currently struggling to walk let alone dance with the injury. Hence why we have had to postpone so close to the show. But we\u2019re doing our best to work it out and get the shows back on track as soon as we can,\u201d Ashley wrote, alongside a video posted to the official Diversity Instagram page<\/a>.<\/p>

When will Ashley Banjo be back on Dancing on Ice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ashley Banjo is expected to return to the Dancing on Ice panel for the semi-final<\/strong>, which will take place on Sunday 3rd March.<\/p>\n

The semi-final will see the remaining contestants performing for a place in the final, which will air the following week on Sunday 10th March.<\/p>\n