Love Island: All Stars contestant Chris Taylor has signed up for Dancing On Ice, MailOnline can reveal.
The influencer, 34, joins former TOWIE star Ferne McCann and The Traitors’ Mollie Pearce in the 2025 line-up, which starts in January next year.
Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern return to present the new series as Chris prepares to swap dating for dancing on the ITV show.
Love Island fans were shocked to see Chris in the Barbie movie alongside A-list stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling after he landed a cameo in the summer blockbuster last year.
The actor appeared in the film as a version of Ken but was on the big screen less than 30 seconds after saying the line: ‘And the Nobel Prize for horses goes to Ken.’
Love Island: All Stars contestant Chris Taylor has signed up for Dancing On Ice, MailOnline can reveal
The influencer joins former TOWIE star Ferne McCann and The Traitors’ Mollie Pearce in the 2025 line-up, which starts in January next year.
Love Island fans were shocked to see Chris in the Barbie movie alongside A-list stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling after he landed a cameo in the blockbuster.
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘Chris loved his return to TV this year.
‘Viewers didn’t get the chance to meet the real Chris when he was on Love Island in 2019, but he has since appeared on All Stars and Celebs Go Dating, and his profile continues to rise.
“He loves a challenge and is excited about Dancing On Ice, it’s a move away from dating shows and will really test his limits.”
An ITV spokesperson said: “The full line-up for Dancing On Ice 2025 will be announced in due course.”
After finding fame on Love Island in 2019, where he met ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins, Chris gave romance a second chance on the first series of All Stars, but failed to make a lasting connection.
Chris dated Arabella Chi before their romance ended on bitter terms and then made a move on Molly Smith, who rejected his advances and eventually won the show with her boyfriend Tom Clare.
When the summer series of Love Island launched in June, Chris joined former Islanders Amy Hart and Indiyah Polak as hosts of The Morning After podcast and appeared with presenter Maya Jama on the Aftersun panel.
She joined the cast of E4’s Celebs Go Dating in August and spoke openly about her past struggles with “social anxiety”, which negatively affected her romantic life.
When the summer series of Love Island launched in June, Chris joined former Islanders Amy Hart and Indiyah Polak as hosts of The Morning After podcast and appeared on Aftersun with Sam Thompson.
As well as TOWIE star Ferne and The Traitors’ Mollie, Chris faces competition on the ice from Essex regular Dan Edgar, former EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and comedian Josh Jones.
Chris will no doubt have support from his former Love Island castmates in the competition after they became close during the All Stars series.
Chris dated Arabella Chi (far right) before their romance ended on bitter terms and then made a move on Molly Smith, who rejected his advances and eventually won the show with Tom Clare.
Chris’ ex-girlfriend Maura appeared on Dancing On Ice in 2020 and was rumored to have had an affair with her professional partner Alexander Demetriou, who has since remarried.
As well as TOWIE star Ferne and The Traitors’ Mollie, Chris faces competition on the ice from Essex regular Dan Edgar, former EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and comedian Josh Jones.
The ITV cast also includes Coronation Street actor Sam Aston and Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave when the show returns to screens early next year.
