Dancing On Ice’s Chelsee Healey cuts a stylish figure in a burgundy coat and Chanel bag as she heads to rehearsals with Josh Jones ahead of the first live show

Dancing On Ice star Chelsee Healey looked effortlessly chic as she headed to rehearsals with Josh Jones on Saturday.

The Hollyoaks star, 36, wore a burgundy coat over a brown and burgundy tracksuit.

She paired the ensemble with dark brown Uggs and carried her belongings in a pastel green Chanel bag.

Meanwhile, Josh, 32, opted for a blue and white striped shirt paired with a black coat and blue jeans.

She completed the outfit with white Nike sneakers and a black backpack, holding a water bottle and her phone in her hand.

The pair looked in high spirits as they headed to rehearsals for the upcoming live show.

The series, which is in its 17th edition, returns to the screens on Sunday, January 12 at 6:45 p.m.

Chelsee and Josh join the likes of TOWIE’s Fearne McCann, The Traitors star Mollie Pearce and Sam Aston to form the line-up.

It comes after Coronation Street Sam was revealed to be the contestant most likely to win the ITV show, according to new data analysis.

Ahead of the first episode, Slotozilla odds experts analyzed data from the show’s previous winners to reveal what makes a contestant win.

The research, which uses 15 years of data, looked at a variety of factors including the contestant’s profession, their hometown, their age, their gender and more.

Their research showed that almost three-quarters of previous winners were men.

Those aged between 26 and 35 were also more likely to win and contestants from north-west regions such as Manchester, Liverpool and Yorkshire were also leading the way to success.

Taking these statistics into account, experts predict that Burnley’s Sam Aston, 31, is most likely to win.

The actor, best known for his role as Chesney Brown in Coronation Street, would not be the first soap winner as he follows in the footsteps of 2024 champion and Coronation Street co-star Ryan Thomas.

While Sam meets four of the top five criteria, in second place is Manchester-raised comedian Josh, who with three points also fits into the winning age group at 32 years old.

Anton Ferdinand, Dan Edgar and Chris Taylor probably take third place, achieving only two of the four victory criteria, while Chelsee is the only woman to score more than one point in the standings.

Commenting on the findings, Marie Toland, senior editor at Slotozilla, said: ‘Dancing on Ice is a favorite on the British television calendar and is one of the shows Brits are looking forward to the most in the New Year.

Looking at the historical data of past winners, we think there’s a good chance that Sam Aston will be the contestant most likely to win, although it all depends on how he performs on the ice, of course!

It comes as the show has changed the structure of the show in a major shake-up designed “to avoid upsetting celebrities”.

ITV bosses are said to have changed the dance as stars will no longer have to skate in a new performance if they find themselves in the bottom two, according to The Sun.

Typically, celebrities not only had to learn a routine for their weekly performance, but they also had to prepare a dance for it, and were voted into the bottom two.

It is now thought the stars will simply have to relearn what they performed for the main competition as duty of care is said to be “paramount” to ITV bosses.

A source told the publication: ‘On Dancing on Ice, in the past all the couples had to prepare a special skate dance that would be ready in case they were voted into the bottom two.

“But that meant that in addition to learning their main routine, any group dance (and sometimes more), couples in most cases had to learn a dance that was wasted.

“Bosses have rethought the plan and couples in the bottom two places will now be asked to simply repeat the same dance they performed in the main show.”

MailOnline contacted ITV representatives for comment.

The news comes after it was revealed that the show introduced a 24-hour hotline for stars to raise any concerns, following the Strictly Come Dancing bullying scandal.

The ITV show is due to return to screens in 2025, and sources have now revealed new measures that have been introduced in a bid to prevent any harassment or abuse.

According to The Sun, ITV bosses have sent celebrities a six-page letter telling them they can speak out “without fear of abuse”.

Similar to the escorts introduced for this year’s Strictly, this year’s celebrities will also be assigned a producer to ensure their “well-being.”