The singer and former Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> contestant will be taking to the ice in the New Year alongside the likes of Paralympian Stef Reid<\/a>, Coronation Street\u2019s Sally Dynevor<\/a> and rugby star Ben Fogle<\/a> among other celebs.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll be trying their best to impress the Dancing on Ice judges, which won\u2019t include John Barrowman this year after ITV announced yesterday that the Doctor Who star had left the show<\/a>, before a spokesperson for the show told RadioTimes.com<\/a> earlier today (5th October) that he won\u2019t be replaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Rachel Stevens \u2013 S Club 7 singer and Dancing on Ice 2022 contestant.<\/p> Age:\u00a0<\/strong>43<\/p>\n Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Former S Club 7 singer<\/p>\n Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@msrachelstevens<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:<\/strong> @MsRachelStevens<\/a><\/p>\n Rachel Stevens is best known for being part of pop group S Club 7, which had hits with Reach, Never Had a Dream Come True, Don\u2019t Stop Movin\u2019 and Bring It All Back.<\/p>\n She joined the band in 1999 alongside Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Pearritt, Jo O\u2019Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole and Tina Barrett, before leaving in 2003 to pursue a solo career.<\/p>\n After releasing two solo albums, Stevens competed on the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing with Vincent Simone, coming in second place, and went on to present The Sunday Night Project, appear on The X Factor New Zealand, The Voice of Ireland and Celebrity MasterChef.<\/p>\n Rachel Stevens stopped by ITV\u2019s This Morning to reveal the news, telling Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby: \u201cIt now feels really real, this is really happening. I\u2019m so excited, obviously really nervous. It\u2019s one of those things, until you do it you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked whether she\u2019d skated before, Stevens said: \u201cOnly with the Penguin with my kids \u2013 you know, every Christmas.\u00a0 I did it when I was 10 [years old] and dabbled in it for a little bit and I really loved it but I\u2019m very wobbly.\u201d<\/p>\n On why she chose to take part in Dancing on Ice, she said: \u201cThe opportunity came up and I thought what an amazing opportunity to learn a new skill.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the whole idea of working with a team and your partner and also for my girls to be a part of this. They are at an age now where they love all the costumes.\u201d<\/p>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 05 October 2021 at 12:00 am With just a few months to go until Dancing on Ice returns to our screens, the ITV show has begun announcing the celebrity line-up for its 2022 series \u2013 and S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens is the latest contestant to sign up. 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The…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5323"}],"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\/5324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Rachel Stevens? Meet Dancing on Ice 2022 contestant<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div> What has Rachel Stevens said about joining Dancing on Ice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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