Dancing On Ice contestants revealed

The new stars of TV show 'Dancing On Ice' were unveiled today.

The 12 celebrity contestants have been in secret training for the past few weeks – and have already notched up some eye-watering injuries.

Pop star Gareth Gates, TV presenter Sarah Greene, ex-Hear’Say singer Suzanne Shaw, tennis ace Greg Rusedski, singer Samantha Mumba and former Page Three model Linda Lusardi are among the hopefuls.

The line-up is completed by former Olympic medallist Steve Backley, cleaning guru Aggie Mackenzie, GMTV’s Michael Underwood, Hollyoaks actor Chris Fountain, and TV presenters Natalie Pinkham and Tim Vincent.

The ITV1 show launched at London’s Natural History Museum today.

Every one of the contestants is nursing some painful injuries and Lusardi, 49, has had the worst of it.

She is skating through gritted teeth after breaking a bone in her foot during a nasty fall.

Coming off the ice and slipping on a pair of comfy shoes, she said: “I dislocated my foot and broke a metatarsal – hence the granny shoes. I had to spend Christmas without my high heels, which was more traumatic than breaking my foot!

“I’ve missed about six weeks of training so I’m a little bit behind but I’m catching up fast.

“I did fall on my head a couple of days ago too, trying to do a spin. But I’m a bit game so I’ll probably go for everything that’s thrown at me.”

'How Clean Is Your House?' star MacKenzie, 52, has also been in the wars.

“I’ve had lots of injuries. I have to wear a permanent support on my left knee. I’ve got bruised ribs, a sore back, and I can’t turn over in bed without groaning,” she said.

Other injuries include torn ligaments, twisted knees and bruised legs.

The show begins this Sunday with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby presenting.

The contestants are again being tutored by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who predicted this year’s series will be fiercely fought.

“Everybody’s ambitious this year – us in what we want the celebrities to do, the celebrities themselves because they want it to be better than last year,” said Dean.

“They are prepared to go that extra mile and push themselves further. There’s more jeopardy.”