{"id":5636,"date":"2021-10-12T11:40:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1387062"},"modified":"2021-10-12T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T10:07:07","slug":"the-vamps-star-connor-ball-joins-dancing-on-ice-2022-line-up","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-vamps-star-connor-ball-joins-dancing-on-ice-2022-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vamps star Connor Ball joins Dancing on Ice 2022 line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Emma Bullimore\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We\u2019re not even half way through Strictly yet, but <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/dancing-on-ice-2022-air-date-start\/&quot;\">Dancing on Ice<\/a> has now confirmed its full line-up for 2022. That means there are nervous celebs already falling flat on their faces in ice rinks up and down the country, as they start their training.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, The Vamps star Connor Ball is one of the last contestants to announce he will be taking part, and he will no doubt be trying to get to grips with skating ahead of the show.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not a fan of The Vamps, or just not up to speed on the members of the group, keep reading for everything you need to know about Connor as he joins the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dancing-on-ice-2022-line-up\/&quot;\">Dancing on Ice 2022 line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><h2>Who is Connor Ball?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><strong>Age:<\/strong>\u00a025<br\/><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Bass guitarist and singer with The Vamps<br\/><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/connorball\/?hl=en&quot;\">@connorball<\/a><br\/><strong>Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheVampsCon&quot;\">@TheVampsCon<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">Connor is a member of pop rock group The Vamps, who got together in 2012 and had success with two number one albums. Their hits include Wild Heart, Last Night and Somebody to You feat. Demi Lovato.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">Connor might be able to get some reality show advice from his bandmate, James McVey who finished fifth on the 2018 series of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2021-start\/&quot;\">I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a>\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!.<\/p> <h2><strong>What has Connor Ball said about joining Dancing on Ice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">When announcing his involvement in this year\u2019s series, Connor revealed he\u2019s expecting to come out of the show with a few scrapes, suggesting he\u2019s going to throw himself into the routines.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">He wrote on Twitter: \u201cThere is no way I\u2019m coming out of this with no injury, but I\u2019m doing Dancing on Ice. Excited. Scared. Nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">He later joked: \u201cPlease don\u2019t tell me to break a leg, because I actually will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">On Instagram, he confessed that he has no dance experience, saying: \u201cI\u2019ve never danced in my life but I\u2019m going to have to learn some moves.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">there is no way i\u2019m coming out of this with no injury but I\u2019M DOING DANCING ON ICE. EXCITED. SCARED. NERVOUS. AHHHHHH <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/OhNBUjsV6R&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/OhNBUjsV6R<\/a><\/p>\u2014 con (@TheVampsCon) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheVampsCon\/status\/1447847093519929349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Dancing on Ice returns to ITV in 2022. Want something else to watch? Check out our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emma Bullimore Published: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 at 12:00 am We\u2019re not even half way through Strictly yet, but Dancing on Ice has now confirmed its full line-up for 2022. 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